Citizen and Civic Journalism Movement to Corruption EradicationNational Transparency ForumDili, Timor LesteMarch 3rd, 2015

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Yudha P Sunandar

Coordinator of Asian-African Studies Group, Museum of Asian-African Conference, Bandung

Media & Cultural Learner

Board of Director Bijak Media Institute Bandung

Trainer for Journalism Activist Club, Friends of Museum of Asian-African Conference, Bandung

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Corruption Perception Index (CPI) Indonesia Rank #107 on 2014Philippines: #85 Thailand: #85 Malaysia: #50 Singapore: #7

“The state is a human in large size. We cannot expect the state to be good, if the people were never an improved one.”

–Plato

“Corruption” Diction in Kompas Newspaper

Media Have a Role to Build Corruption Culture

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“Corruption” Diction Compared with CPI Score

“That is why we care about the character of news and journalism we get: they influence the quality of our lives, our

thoughts, and our culture.”

–Bill Kovach

“Stories represented short samples of the things people are most likely to think about or imagine when they are in a state

of heightened motivation having to do with achievement.”

–David McClelland, The Achieving Society (1961) Author

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Cultural Strategies Through Media To

Corruption Eradication

“The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-

governing.”

–Bill Kovach

Journalism Purpose Scheme

Journalism(Media)

Information

Consumer Citizen

FreeSelf-

Governing

EmpowermentPeople

BuildCitizenship

PublicParticipatory

CivicJournalism

Citizen Journalism

Public employ the

press tools in their possession to inform one

another.

Making connections

between journalists and the

communities.

Key Words: Public Participatory

& Empowerment Community

Cultural Strategies Through

Media

Citizen Journalism

Collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating

news and information

Use press tools to inform one another

Actor: Citizen, Non-

profesional Journalist

Mostly, using New Media

(social media)

Hyperlocal Issues and Coverage

Independent and based on crowdfunding

Collaborative and voluntary work

Citizen Journalist Requirement

Technology Literacy

Media Literacy

Culture Literacy

Network Literacy

Source: Budhiana Kartawijaya, Bijak Media Institute

Mandalamekar Village, TasikmalayaCitizen Journalism Implementation Example in West Java, Indonesia

What They Have Been Done?

✤ Community Radio Ruyuk FM✤ Empowerment People to Solve a Problem:

✤ Deforestation✤ Water Crisis✤ Growth Local Economy

✤ Developing Village Information System based Open Source Software

✤ Held Jawa Kidul Festival (South-Java Festival) on 2012✤ Inspiring People Through Social Media and Website

Civic Journalism

Reach out public in the reporting process

Listen to how citizens frame their problems

Explore how citizen solve a problem

Media as a bridge between

Public and democratic

process

Media brand encourage civic

journalism

Wali Pohon (Tree Guardian)Civic Journalism Implementation Example in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

What Is Tree Guardian?

✤ “Adoption” Tree Program supported by Pikiran Rakyat, Largest Newspaper in West Java.

✤ Public donate minimum IDR 50.000 (US$ 4) for a tree.

✤ Tree planted on critical land at Masigit Mountain.

✤ Local people grow a tree for 5 years.✤ “Adoptive Parent” can access tree

information through social media.

What Journalist Can Do To Corruption Eradication?✤ Applying Civic Journalism on Corruption Issues:

✤ Build citizen integrity and honesty based on inspiring stories.

✤ Making a forum for discussion on corruption issues.✤ Explore creative and innovative ways to build

awareness on corruption issues.✤ Encourage audience people with journalism tools to

build citizenship and supply content to mainstream media.