VP lauds the Post’s role as window into Indonesia

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 04/26/2011

Vice President Boediono has lauded the country’s leading English newspaper, The Jakarta Post, which recently celebrated its 28th anniversary, as having served outstandingly as the world’s window into Indonesia.

Delivering a keynote speech at a seminar hosted by the Asia News Network (ANN) in Jakarta on Tuesday, Boediono said the Post, as one of the founders of the ANN, the biggest network of national dailies in Asia, had provided outstanding news coverage and analysis about Indonesia.

“[The Post] has not only benefited domestic readers but has also acted as a window through which the outside world can glimpse Indonesia’s colorful life,” Boediono said.

“I understand that since its founding in 1999 the ANN has gone from strength to strength, and today it is the largest network of national dailies spanning across Asia with 20 member publications in 18 countries. I am happy to note that The Jakarta Post was one of the original founders of ANN.

Boediono said that with the proliferation of information and media sources, people were now faced with an information overload, making it difficult to distinguish between truly significant news and trivia.

He said that given this reality, the role of quality news media was more, not less, important in helping to inform and educate the public by presenting the news, and providing perspectives about events that shaped lives in ways that were both informative and illuminating.

“I would like to pay tribute to The Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s leading English news daily, for its role in providing outstanding news coverage and analysis about Indonesia.”