Press laws important in today's media landscape

Enforcing legislation related to the journalism profession or "Press Law" is seen as fundamental in the current digital era, especially when the law has not yet been implemented in the country.

Yogyakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) chief Shinta Maharani said enforcement of the prescribed laws on the protection and privacy of journalists is important, especially during the news reporting process.

She said violence against journalists nowadays was often...