Jakarta (MidLand) – The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) said that the presence of the Journalist Safety Index in Indonesia could remind the public to maintain job safety of media workers.
The director of media management at the Directorate of Information and Public Communication (Ditjen IKP) of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Nursodik Gunarjo, said that in his opinion similar indices are not yet widely available in other countries, so with this index, the public now has a point of reference to monitor journalists so that their rights in carrying out their work can be respected.
“The function of this index will be as Rapid alert systemwill ring alarm when a worsening of the workplace safety situation for journalists is observed. “So this can automatically help many people to monitor so that the job safety of journalists can be maintained,” Nursodik said in the ongoing debate hybrid from Jakarta, Thursday.
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The Journalist Safety Index Nursodik refers to is an index published by Safe Journalism, a program initiated by three non-profit institutions, namely the Tifa Foundation, Human Rights Watch Group (HRWG) and Archipelago Media Development Association (PPMN).
Populix, as a research company, is responsible for carrying out in-depth research in the creation of this report, including the use of data managed by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).
The report states that the 2023 Journalist Safety Index has a score of 59.8 out of 100 or in the “fairly protected” category.
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Of the three indicators, three pillars are measured, namely the individual pillar which is the pillar with the lowest score of 36.08, followed by the state and regulatory pillar with a score of 64.36, and the pillar stakeholders average with a score of 74.36.
Nursodik said that it is hoped that the presence of this index is not just a result on paper, but can be used as a stimulus to improve the safety index of journalists.
“I think it’s much more important to think about this, because these numbers are not just monuments, I think they are wakes up for all of us this (index results) is not enough, we must have the principle that the safety of journalists is absolute, zero tolerance about violence,” Nursodik said.
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Reporter: Livia Kristianti
Publisher: Siti Zulaikha
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