The Daily IIJ

In the last two weeks, we interacted with representatives of two organisations who have almost similar maxims – public good and social justice. However, the means they adopt are completely contrary to each other. While Greenpeace prefers a confrontational approach, Transparency International believes that it could bring more change by working on a co-operative basis [...]

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The lecture by DER SPIEGEL’s war and conflict reporter, Susanne Koelbl gave testimony to the interest government spy agencies have in obtaining vital information that journalists hold from their sources. The BND, German’s foreign intelligence service intercepted Koelbl’s e-mail communication ‘secretly’.

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Yesterday, we had a very interesting discussion with Dr. Redelfs about the freedom of press. I tried  to share my country’s experience with the other participants but I was not given the opportunity. So I think that the blog is a means I can use to do it. Indeed, the freedom of press is a reality [...]

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As saying goes “If there is will, there is a way”. Investigative journalism is a type of reporting in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or some other scandal. Here is one definition by De Burgh (2000): “An investigative journalist is a man or woman whose profession it [...]

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To be a journalist means to play an important role in society. The journalist is an agent of change. That is why in several countries they are called the fourth estate. In Indonesia, especially during the early era of our independency, journalists played the important role as unifier tool. So the agenda setting was how to [...]

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by Ika Krismantari These past three days, we have been searching for an answer of a big question directed to all journalists around the world, the one that is pointed by Dr. Marlis Prinzing since the beginning of her lecture. Is it possible to have a common ethic understanding? Mmm… That’s surely not an easy [...]

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THE third day of the Summer Academy provided insights on different media systems, professional ethics and journalism cultures in different countries across the world. Is there any consensus amongst journalists world-wide on professional ethics or is this something that is only understood in theory when one is taking  in a journalism course?

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The Summer Academy started with a brainstorming on ‘Why did I become a journalist?’, a question probably many of the participants don’t really think much about in their everyday life. One thing that all the answers provided by the participants had in common was that they wanted to be the voice of the voiceless and [...]

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By Charles Kimani In the interest of development and growth of society a free media must exist not only to inform the citizens what is happening but also to drive different agendas in society. When we were discussing different modes of media, we found out that there are more regional media and broadcasters across different economies. [...]

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I had never felt before how it feels being addressed by the name of your President. It started when my friend Reagan (Zimbabwe) could not remember what my name was. Maybe he could not pronounce it or he found pride in addressing me by my president’s name. In the first attempt he called me Muhamiza, [...]

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