Launching of RRI News at RRI Headquarters by Deputy Minister Nezar Patria, Jakarta on Friday, 26 July 2024. Photo: Daniel/VOI
VOInews, Jakarta: Deputy Minister of Communication and Information (Wamenkominfo) RI, Nezar Patria appreciates the role of RRI in building public trust in the media through critical reporting and representing public problems and aspirations. This was conveyed by Deputy Minister Nezar during the launch of RRI News at the RRI Headquarters in Jakarta on Friday 26 July 2024.
"I often hear criticism that comes from a number of news reports that ask, for example, social assistance does not reach here, does not reach there, and it is done by RRI. I think that's a good criticism, because we are capturing some of the problems that exist in society. And that makes people trust the media, even though it is owned by the government, but it can take a place as a medium for positive communication between the community and the government. " said Deputy Minister Nezar.
In his remarks, Deputy Minister Nezar Patria expressed the importance of maintaining RRI's value proposition as a government-owned media as well as a professional media that continues to seek feedback and educate the public. RRI benefits from being part of the state, but of course we cannot survive if we just become a media known as PR, we have to be more professional to get good feedback from the public. And the public will get quality explanations about the policies and problems facing the nation,' he continued.
Nezar also mentioned the importance of RRI following the trend of digital technology to remain relevant, training human resources and presenting information more innovatively to survive in the era of media disruption. Human resource development is very important, increasing the upskilling and reskilling capacity of RRI's human resources to be more creative, skilled and innovative. Secondly, product development is important, one of which is what RRI is doing today (launching event of RRI News, ed.),' concluded Deputy Minister Nezar.
