@article{ecd2186262ca4cd086959d6896a6f508,
title = "Establishing a middle ground for public and community broadcasting in Indonesia: An action research project",
abstract = "The Reform movement that ended Suharto's 32 years of authoritarian rule brought significant changes to Indonesia. It liberated the media, the market, and civil society from state repression. But at the same time, the end of authoritarian rule brought about a vast shift to a libertarian market orientation, especially in the field of mass media. Against this background, a consortium of NGOs, academics in the field of communication and politicians have been trying to establish a 'middle ground' for discussions and legal implementation of public and community broadcasting in Indonesia. This paper discusses the outcomes of focus group discussions held in an effort to establish a platform for decentralization of broadcasting in Indonesia. These groups consisted of local people and spokespersons of constituent groups in ten provinces throughout Indonesia. The public hearings showed how constituent groups in society can and should be involved in media policy negotiations which so far predominantly took place at the national level only.",
keywords = "Action research, Community broadcasting, Indonesia, Public broadcasting",
author = "Effendi Gazali and Leen D'Haenens and Ed Hollander and Victor Menayang and Hidayat, {Dedy Nur}",
note = "Funding Information: Besides the meetings, the team also facilitated the production of TV and radio programs involving local constituents as recommended in the workshops. Due to the limited funding, not all programs jointly produced by the local TVRI and RRI with the initial LCFs can follow the townhall meeting format. A substantial portion of the joint production costs were made available by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) disbursed through IFES (International Foundation for Election System). At times, in a few regions, some additional funds were made available from other NGOs involved in LCF, especially when the topic of the program − usually a talk show − was closely related to the field of activities of those NGOs. Of the 309 programs aired on TVRI and RRI since November 2001 to September 2002, only 30 per cent was produced in the townhall meeting version. Here, by the townhall meeting format we refer to the following characteristics:",
year = "2003",
doi = "10.1515/comm.2003.030",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "475--492",
journal = "Communications",
issn = "0341-2059",
publisher = "De Gruyter Mouton",
number = "4",
}