Form and Principle of Responsibility in Broadcasting Agency: An Indonesian Experience

Abstract

Broadcasting is organized to streghten and to build national integrity, as well as to improve public welfare in order to create society independent, democracy, just and civilised humanity. It is also to grow broadcasting industry in Indonesia. Basically, the purpose of broadcasting is to build national identity as the goal objective for broadcasting agency. The Law No. 32 of 2002 concerning Broadcasting gives a mandate to all broadcasting’s stakeholders to embody broadcasting industry in order to create national integrity and national identity...Competency Standard National Working Indonesia (hereinafter referredto SKKNI) is needed in broadcasting area for producer, director, and writer. However, SKKNI does not apply optimally because there is no regulation to govern that the broadcasting agency shall have their own workers in accordance with its competency standards as stipulated in SKKNI. The form of responsibility in Press and Journalism is stated by Ethic of Press and Ethic Code of Jurnalism and  the Guideline of Broadcasting Code and Standard of Broadcasting Program (P3 and SPS). The principle of responsibility is conducted “based on fault principle”, according to international, law, administrative law, and criminal law.

Keywords: Form and Principle of responsibility, Broadcasting Agency, Indonesia Experience