PRESS FREEDOM AT THIS ERA

 Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb

The honorouble judges

The distinguished audiences

Dear my friends who participate in this speech contest

It’s a great pleasure for me to stand here for joining this contest. And, in this good occasion, I’d like to deliver a speech with a subject  ” PRESS FREEDOM at this era”

Ladies and gentlemen,
Press is one of mass communication medias that gives a lot of information or news required by public. To meet the people’s need, freedom is one of the most essential component that should be obtained by the press. In the course of President Soekarno’s and President Soeharto’s reign, Press freedom in Indonesia was limited by the interests of the government. The press was forced to load each item that was not contrary to the government. Though it was touted that the press freedom existed, but it was more limited to reinforce the quo status rather than build the balance of function for executive, legislative, judicial, and public control. Therefore, it is not surprising if press freedom was more visible as the freedom form (free will) of the government, not the media managers and free press consumers, to decide the pattern and direction of the press’ content.

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