press and trade relations

Understanding Press
Briefly press the notion Junaedhie according Kurniawan is the name for the publisher / company / related to the mass media or wartawan.Di in Article 1, point 1 of Law No. 40 of 1999 on the Press, confirmed that the Press is a social vehicle journalistic activities.

Press Function
According to article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 40 Year 1999 on the Press. According to the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 40 Year 1999 on the Press, the press has an important function, namely: as infrmasi media, education, entertainment and social control; as an economic institution. The function of the press as an economic institution has a meaning that the function of the press must apply economic principles to the quality of the press and media employees welfare press publications increased and did not leave their social obligations.

Press freedom
Freedom of press is a means of society to obtain information and communicate, to meet the essential needs and improve the quality of human life. In realizing that press freedom, journalists Indonesia is also aware of the interests of the nation, social responsibility, community diversity, and religious norms. In carrying out the functions, rights, obligations and role, the press respect the rights of each person, because it requires the professional press and open to control by the community. To ensure press freedom and fulfill the public's right to obtain the correct information, journalists Indonesia needs a moral foundation and professional ethics as operational guidelines in maintaining public confidence and uphold the integrity and professionalism.

Immersed in the press The embrace commercialism. - By: Sultani
World press deeper and deeper in Indonesia commercial ideology, the ideology of freedom could reach the New Order power pascalengsernya. Unfortunately, the ideological shift that makes the mass media function as a means of public education is no longer the powerful features inherent. The presence of the press in a modern political system is a form of popular sovereignty, and became a very important element to creating a democratic society. Through the press, public space vacancies occur, either among society and between government and society, could be unbridgeable. The press as an instrument of communication that involves humans in large numbers as a forum for ongoing open dialogue between groups within society and between society and government.
Here the press plays a central role as a supplier and dispenser of information necessary to facilitate the formation of public opinion in order to reach consensus with or control the power of the state.
Free press would play a role as a forum for democratic dialogue, including providing opportunities for voice for this may be neglected. He also played a role as a valuable source of information, as a complement or even can also be a major tool for the educational process, as well as an effective tool to control the performance of authorities and the development process. Indonesian press freedom, as stated in Law No. 40 of 1999 on the Press, including security and legal protection and non-interference or coercion from any side of the press work. In addition, the national press is also not subject to censorship, banning or prohibition of broadcasting. In other words, under the new rules, freedom of the press as an expression of the human rights and political rights have legal guarantees. Under the current system of Reform Order, the function of the press should not simply a medium spreader of information, entertainment, and education, but also serves as a tool of social control.
Unfortunately, the press in this country, both print and electronic media, until now still struggling with many basic functions as a medium of spreading information, entertainment, and education. Both types of media that was already capable of reaching the majority of public users in providing information. At least, the majority of respondents were satisfied with the ability of this media in disseminating information to the public.
So is the entertainment functions carried by the media. Satisfaction of respondents to the entertainment aspects of mass media not only to what is presented by electronic media, especially television, but also from what they read from print media.
As for the function of education, respondents seem to believe still more than the print media electronic media. At least 57.2 percent of respondents were satisfied with their educational function of the print media can. While respondents are satisfied with the function of education provided by the electronic media is only 42.5 percent.
Appreciation of the respondents to the print and electronic media that reflects the high demand in the information society. Although the information obtained is packed in a perspective different, but of actuality, of objectivity, and neutrality of the media is always a measure of honesty in the media reveal the facts.
Measures against it, most (62.0 percent) of respondents rate, coverage by the mass media today is in accordance with the facts, while 33 percent of respondents rate the opposite in fact. Likewise with the question of proportionality coverage. For 51.9 percent of respondents, the media nowadays is proportional in preaching an event. However, this opinion is opposed 43.1 percent of respondents, who see the current mass media tends to exaggerate the preaching.
Problem alignments media, more than half of part (53.7 percent) of respondents rate the current mass media have reported a balance in the event, while 42.5 percent of respondents responded to the contrary.
However, the success of the press did not necessarily make the Indonesian press is free from negative excesses arising from freedom of the press he owned. Press ideals clash with the interests of internal and external press releases are always conditioned the position of Indonesia in the dilemma. This is the classic problem that always plagued Indonesian press during this.
The role of the press is so large in the formation of public opinion to make this institution is always in conflict with government interests. In the New Order era, the press often forced to accommodate the interests of the government or forced to deal with the authorities if the ideals of freedom maintained.
However, it seems the press is now able to enjoy the freedom. At least, more than half of part (52.6 percent) of respondents felt the media are now free from the influences, especially pressure or intervention authority. However, 43.6 percent of respondents even feel the influence of the government is still strong enough for the mass media. In contrast to the authorities, political influence even felt strong enough in the life of the press today. Half of the respondents feel this.
Relationship interplay between the press and the outside itself, as expressed in this poll, giving the assertion that there is no absolute independence of the press life. This phenomenon can be seen from the orientation of the press today. Most of the respondents rate the current mass media tends oriented than the commercial aspect of the press as a political ideal of liberation.
This tendency can be seen from the phenomenon of news media does today. For electronic media, to pursue a high rating, the program is a sensational event, the content of public education to a relatively low, the more often offered to the public. Elements of pornography, violence, until the mystical one published. Most (64.5 percent) respondents admitted concern with television shows that contain violence.
According to some respondents, showing scenes of violence on television at the time of this reform was excessive. Likewise with the impression that smelled of pornography. More than half of part (58.0 percent) of respondents admitted that it had exaggerated impressions. The same concern was expressed by 58.6 percent of respondents to the delivery of television mystical. A similar tendency occurs in the print media. Although not as bad as that display electronic media, the public remains concerned about the appearance of the news that smells pornography, violence, or mystical.
That freedom of the press Indonesia faces today. On the one hand, its existence reflects its social responsibility for society and the state, but on the other hand, its existence even feared destroying the moral of this nation. This is the press that produces euphoria press Indonesia to face a variety of characters like now.