CYBER MEDIA REPORTING GUIDELINES

Cyber ​​media has a special character so that it requires guidelines so that its management can be carried out professionally, fulfilling its functions, rights and obligations according to Law Number 40 of 1999.

GUIDELINES FOR CYBER MEDIA REPORTINGFreedom of opinion, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press are human rights protected by Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The existence of cyber media in Indonesia is also part of freedom of opinion, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press.Cyber ​​media has a special character that requires guidelines so that its management can be carried out professionally, fulfilling its functions, rights, and obligations in accordance with Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press and the Journalistic Code of Ethics. For this reason, the Press Council together with press organizations, cyber media managers, and the public have compiled the Cyber ​​Media Reporting Guidelines as follows:1. Scopea. Cyber ​​Media is all forms of media that use the internet as a medium and carry out journalistic activities, and meet the requirements of the Press Law and Press Company Standards established by the Press Council.b. User Generated Content is any content created and/or published by cyber media users, including articles, images, comments, audio, videos, and various forms of uploads attached to cyber media, such as blogs, forums, reader or viewer comments, and other forms.2. News Verification and Balancea. In principle, every news item must be verified.b. News that could harm another party requires verification in the same news to meet the principles of accuracy and balance.c. The provisions in point (a) above are excluded, provided that:1) The news truly contains urgent public interest;2) The first news source is a source whose identity is clearly stated, credible, and competent;3) The subject of the news whose whereabouts must be confirmed is unknown and/or cannot be interviewed;4) The media provides an explanation to readers that the news still requires further verification which will be attempted as soon as possible. The explanation is included at the end of the same news item, in brackets and using italics.d. After publishing news in accordance with point (c), the media is obliged to continue verification efforts, and after verification is obtained, the verification results are included in the updated news with a link to the unverified news.3. User Generated Contenta. Cyber ​​media is obliged to include terms and conditions regarding User Generated Content that do not conflict with Law No. 40 of 1999 concerning the Press and the Journalistic Code of Ethics, which are placed clearly and visibly.b. Cyber ​​media requires every user to register for membership and log in first to be able to publish all forms of User Generated Content. Provisions regarding log-in will be regulated further.c. In the registration, cyber media requires users to provide written consent that the User Generated Content published:1) Does not contain lies, slander, sadistic and obscene content;2) Does not contain content that contains prejudice and hatred related to ethnicity, religion, race, and intergroup relations (SARA), as well as encouraging acts of violence;3) Does not contain discriminatory content based on differences in gender and language, and does not demean the dignity of the weak, poor, sick, mentally disabled, or physically disabled.d. Cyber ​​media has the absolute authority to edit or delete User Generated Content that violates point (c).e. Cyber ​​media must provide a complaint mechanism for User Generated Content that is deemed to violate the provisions in point (c). The mechanism must be provided in a place that is easily accessible to users.f. Cyber ​​media are required to edit, delete, and take corrective action on any User Generated Content reported and violating the provisions of point (c), as soon as possible in a proportional manner, no later than 2 x 24 hours after the complaint is received.g. Cyber ​​media that have fulfilled the provisions in points (a), (b), (c), and (f) are not burdened with responsibility for problems arising from the publication of content that violates the provisions in point (c).h. Cyber ​​media are responsible for reported User Generated Content if they do not take corrective action within the time limit as stated in point (f).4. Rectifications, Corrections, and the Right of Replya. Rectifications, corrections, and the right of reply refer to the Press Law, the Journalistic Code of Ethics, and the Right of Reply Guidelines established by the Press Council.b. Rectifications, corrections, and or the right of reply must be linked to the news that is being corrected, corrected, or to which the right of reply is given.c. In every news item with rectifications, corrections, and the right of reply, the time of publication of the rectification, correction, and or the right of reply must be stated.d. If a certain cyber media news is disseminated by another cyber media, then:1) The responsibility of the cyber media that created the news is limited to the news published in that cyber media or cyber media that is under its technical authority;2) Corrections to news made by a cyber media must also be made by other cyber media that quote news from the cyber media that was corrected;3) Media that disseminates news from a cyber media and does not make corrections to the news as made by the cyber media owner and/or creator of the news, is fully responsible for all legal consequences of the news that it does not correct.e. In accordance with the Press Law, cyber media that does not serve the right of reply can be subject to criminal sanctions in the form of a fine of up to Rp. 500,000,000 (five hundred million rupiah).5. Revocation of Newsa. News that has been published cannot be revoked for reasons of censorship from parties outside the editorial team, except regarding issues of SARA, morality, the future of children, traumatic experiences of victims or based on other special considerations determined by the Press Council.b. Other cyber media are required to follow the revocation of news quotes from the original media that have been revoked.c. Revocation of news must be accompanied by the reasons for the revocation and announced to the public.6. Advertisementa. Cyber ​​media must clearly distinguish between news products and advertisements.b. Every news/article/content that is an advertisement and/or paid content must include the description ‘advertorial’, ‘advertisement’, ‘ads’, ‘sponsored’, or other words that explain that the news/article/content is an advertisement.7. CopyrightCyber ​​media must respect copyright as regulated in applicable laws and regulations.8. Inclusion of GuidelinesCyber ​​media must include these Cyber ​​Media Reporting Guidelines in their media in a clear and obvious manner.9. DisputesThe final assessment of disputes regarding the implementation of these Cyber ​​Media Reporting Guidelines will be resolved by the Press Council.Jakarta, February 3, 2012(These Guidelines were signed by the Press Council and the press community in Jakarta, February 3, 2012).