Fenny, host of RCTI’s ‘Silet’ (‘Razor’), also claimed that gossip shows — hugely popular in Indonesia with every television stations broadcasting at least two such programs daily — had “even more public benefit than news about the Century scandal.”

Speaking on the ‘Mata Najwa’ talk show hosted by Najwa Shihab, Ilham, the owner of the ‘Cek & Ricek’ celebrity gossip show and tabloid newspaper and also the secretary of the honor council of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI), insisted that infotainment was journalism.

“On behalf of the PWI, I say infotainment is journalism as stated in the 1999 Press Law,” Ilham said. “But only if the infotainment follow journalistic rules and code of ethics. As for the bad ones who don’t follow the rule, we allow them to take a hike.”

Last week, the House of Representatives Commission I, which oversees communications and information, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) and the Press Council agreed to begin categorizing the shows as “non-factual” programs.

Non-factual shows, as established by the KPI, do not abide by religious norms, ethical, moral or social values and journalism ethics and therefore cannot be considered journalism.

“Under the KPI’s broadcasting code of conduct and programming standards, non-factual programs are subject to censorship by the Film Censorship Body (LSF),” KPI member Ezky Suyanto said last Wednesday.

Ilham, speaking ‘Mata Najwa,’ questioned KPI’s “fatwa.”

“Do the people in KPI really have the competency to issue the fatwa? I feel KPI has ‘castrated’ the freedom of the press with the fatwa,” Ilham said. “The KPI should have warned the infotainment programs that are deemed to have violated the press code of ethics first before taking such harsh action.”

He also mocked the statement by Press Council member Agus Sudibyo about what distinguishes news from infotainment.

“Agus Sudibyo said that if ‘Ungu’ releases a new album it is news but a celebrity divorce is not. I think that is very shallow. When a couple get a divorce, we must reveal the cause because there will be legal implications in the future such as alimony,” he said.

Last weekend, Agus said that only a small number of the shows could qualify as journalistic products.

“But only very few of them offer content that is pertinent to public interest and has news value,” Agus said.

Fenny, in a stoic defense lacking in substance, claimed that “infotainment is factual” and “we follow the code of ethics 5W + 1H,” apparently referring to what, where, when, why, who and how, which has nothing to do ethical standards.

“And if infotainment is accused of violating ethics, let me ask the aristocratic journalists if they really never violated it,” Fenny said, referring to members of the Alliance of Independent Journalists.

When asked what benefit the public could gain from infotainment, she said, “Public benefit? Let me ask you, for people at the grass-roots level whose main concern is the soaring price of chili, what kind of benefit they get from political news like Century?”

Previously, Dandhy Dwi Laksono, the author of “Jurnalisme Investigasi” (“Investigative Journalism”), said the issue had divided the public in two.

“The first group is angry with the KPI for divorcing from infotainment because they want infotainment to be chained harder with the journalistic code of ethics and the second group who defend infotainment to the death,” Dandhy said. “But I’m worried that the second group is merely trying to protect their money machine with a cloak of journalism.”

He cited AGB Nielsen data that shows that infotainment programs attracted 54 percent of the total number of advertisements.

“Go Spot program on RCTI, for example, of its 60-minute duration, 20 minutes are reserved for commercial breaks. Each commercial costs Rp 3 to 4 million per spot, so every day the program can make Rp 120 million,” Dandhy said.
(c) the jakarta globe

The mask of is made of wood from haunted places such as cemeteries. This made Barong as one of Hindu’s sacrificed objects. To start Barong dance, there will always be an opening dance. Actually, there are many types of Barong dance, but Barong Ket is the one usually performend to entertain tourists.

To play the role of Barong, two dancers are needed. One will play as the head and the other as the tail. The story of a Barong dance is about an endless battle between virtue (dharma) and bad (adharma).

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“This event was also held in order to enhance cooperation in promoting cultural diversity and tourism between ASEAN countries in particular and the world at large,” Sapta said.

According to Seven, as much as 39 it would facilitate tourism industry which consists of 24 industrial and 17 tour & travel industry hoteliers.

On that occasion, he said, it also will facilitate and bring together the Indonesian tourism industry with potential buyers in the country through the show cocktail party, table top, and gala-dinner to be held before the exhibition event. The event will be held on August 25, 2010 at the Hotel Furama. Sapta hope that through exchanges of tourism in Singapore, Indonesia is able to attract more foreign tourists, especially from Singapore, which until now still be a major contributor to foreign tourists with more than one million travelers per year to Indonesia.

Central Statistics Agency (BPS) earlier this month recorded a number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia in June 2010 reached 613 400 persons or 11.41 percent rise compared to June 2009 the number of foreign tourists as much as 550 600 people.

During the first semester (January to June) in 2010, the number of tourists reached 3.38 million people or an increase of 14 percent compared to the number of foreign tourists in the same period last year as many as 2.97 million people.

Second mistake, living in an interesting place for a long time. Because it will make your family vacation was bored so no longer feels good. Try to visit several different places in your vacation.

Third mistake, just eat at a restaurant. Many vacation packages manage your vacation to eat only at a restaurant. That will make your children feel bored. Try to eat at a place that provides children’s favorite foods. They will be happy.

Fourth mistake, Forcing a plan. Perhaps you meant well by imposing a plan for a trip to a zoo. But it can make children depressed and had to follow your wishes. Let the kids set goals they want, as long as it reasonable and in accordance with your budget.

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That, according to the Mandra, due to immigration or the VoA counters that operate at present is very limited, so their arrival for the tour to the island quite disturbed. “For that we expect Parliament to participate in Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport to think the condition which is the main facility where the arrival of foreign tourists,” he said.

In addition, traffic congestion along By Pass Ngurah Rai, Simpang Dewa Ruci especially at the airport and the T-junction, also constraints in the development of tourism in the future. “If congestion can not be solved immediately, the Bali kepariwistaan sector in the future could be decreased, because tourists do not feel comfortable traveling to a tourist attraction that will be addressed,” he said.

Tifatul warned people against trying to access pornographic sites, saying it was a criminal offense punishable by up to 12 years in prison under the controversial 2008 Anti-Pornography Law.

But he acknowledged that “there will always be people who can find a way around such blocks,” but that they would only be a “small minority.”

“All we can do is ask the public to stop being licentious, or the law will catch up to them,” he added.

Tifatul has been adamant about banning pornographic Web sites amid charges that such a measure would curtail freedom of information.

Meanwhile, Solo Mayor Joko Widodo has adopted a more relaxed approach to the Islamic fasting month, which is expected to begin on Aug. 11, saying entertainment facilities would be allowed to open with limited hours.

“We’ll only require them to close during the first and last weeks of Ramadan,” Joko announced on Thursday.

He said restaurants in Central Java would be allowed to operate during daylight hours — when Muslims are expected to fast — but would have to put up curtains to avoid offending religious sensitivities.

Solo also plans to beef up security to protect venues against a potential backlash from Muslim hard-liners. (c) 2010 the jakarta globe

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