Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, Finance Minister’s latest remark — claiming that journalists have gone too quiet, not fierce enough, and that this supposed passivity has contributed to the country’s economic stagnation — reveals more about the condition of the media ecosystem than about journalists themselves. It is an interesting provocation, delivered casually during a media-themed fun run, but it exposes a deeper anxiety: Why do Indonesia’s newsrooms feel quieter today? And is the silence a matter of individual courage, or something far more structural? To subscribe please click here
