Journalist Should Protect Citizen Rather Than Pursuing Exclusive News

Produces for exclusive coverage of big events, no doubt a journalist's dream. But the priority work of journalism rather than exclusive, but rather to deliver the information needed by the community to take important decisions related purposes and public needs.

So says the Chairman of Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI), Imam Wahyudi, responding to the arrest of Global TV cameraman the IF initials on suspicion of terrorist groups involved. IF terrorist groups offer opportunities covering direct and exclusive action bomb attacks on gas pipelines Serpong.

"The function of journalists is not selling the drama, but proclaiming the information needed to menjaha community safety. The purpose of the press is not exclusive," said Imam by phone on Saturday (04/23/2011).

A simple example of a community is the information needed about traffic congestion or flooding. Based on the news, people can make decisions so as not to be stuck in traffic or flooding that may affect the safety and comfort even the economic interests of each.

Another case example is when a journalist to know someone about to kill and actions threaten public safety. One great if journalists follow it up with a dangerous provocation for the action was done and she gets exclusive coverage.

"If we know there is a threat to public safety then we sell, it violates the code of journalistic ethics. Code of conduct made to the needs of society, not the needs of the journalist," warned the priest.

As reported earlier, the ranks of the IF Detachment 88 arrested in the case of a book bomb and bomb Serpong gas pipeline. IF begins with the arrest of a suspect description P that police arrested the previous day in Aceh.

The result of the examination while the P asked IF to record action weighing a hundred kilos of bomb explosions in gas pipelines Serpong. The other thing is that IF P requested to invite other journalists from foreign media to cover directly the moments of blasting bombs.

"P a businessman production house and never made a movie too. He invites the IF, but it's still the plan stage, yet its implementation. They know the freedom of the press in Indonesia," said passenger Head of Police Headquarters, Sr. Boy Rafly Amar.