Unesa.ac.id. SURABAYA—Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) Surabaya State University (UNESA) is holding Fisipol Week. This activity, which will start on Monday, July 22 2024, will last until the next week, consisting of a series of activities.
Fisipol Week began with a Talkshow: Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesian Media in the Midst of Globalization Issues by the Communication Science Study Program online on Monday, July 22 2024 morning.
This talkshow presented two speakers from the Alliance of Independent Journalists in the City of Surabaya, Eben Haezer and news producer from Russia Today (RT) Fauzan Al Rasyid along with the moderator, Muhammad Danu Winata, lecturer at the UNESA Communication Science study program. This activity was attended by leadership, lecturers and students from Fisipol.
Dean of Fisipol, Dr. Wiwik Sri Utami, M.P., said that this activity marked the change in the name of the faculty from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (FISH) to Fisipol. This name change officially took effect on April 1, 2024.
"We hope that Fisipol Week can make an active contribution, enriching experience and knowledge for students. And we hope that this activity will provide meaningful experiences that increase academic competence, especially in the media field," he said.
On this occasion, Eben Haezer discussed media developments in Indonesia, highlighting the challenges faced by mass media in the digital era. According to him, local media in the current digital era means more information is consumed via social media.
Meanwhile, online-based mass media is increasingly mushrooming. In this way, this era of disruption creates intense competition, not only between local media, but also with international media.
He also highlighted that freedom of information and journalistic activities in Indonesia are still not ideal, often hampered by restrictions in journalistic activity.
"Our media still relies on citizen journalism, the source of which often has not been verified," he said.
According to him, the media in Indonesia is still facing the dilemma of economic sustainability and must adapt to the era of information openness . In facing this dilemma, we must not only adapt, but also be able to compete with global online media.
Meanwhile, Fauzan Al Rasyid shared his perspective from his experience working in international media. He explained that the Russian media, where he works, is trying to expand its reach by opening international branches.
And are often influenced by ideology and see the dominance of western media as a challenge.
He acknowledged that Russian media is often misunderstood and struggles to provide accurate and timely information.
Fauzan also highlighted the development of democracy in Russia since 1991, which now provides more space for press freedom, and emphasized the importance of openness of information as a main factor in journalism.
"Democracy is starting to grow in Russia, with media like the Moscow Times daring to criticize the government which shows the dynamics in the Russian media landscape," he said.
For your information, over the next week, Fisipol Week presents several activities organized by the Fisipol study program as follows; book reviews, national seminars, soft skills talk shows, healthy walks and landmark inaugurations, exhibitions, national level scientific work competitions, and scientific journal management activities.[]
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Reporter: Sindy Riska Fadillah (Fisipol)
Editor: @zam*
Photo: UNESA PR Team
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