Indonesia: Facts as lifeblood of election reporting

Thomson Foundation consultants trained some 90 journalists and editors of regional media prior to the Indonesian presidential election. The trainers and the project website (www.coveringelections.org) provided advice to editors on how to plan for the election and gave useful tips to journalists on how to navigate social media and online comment during the election campaign.

Fast facts

Location

Indonesia

Funder

Norwegian Foreign Ministry

Project start date

2014

Project duration

One year

Project budget

£50,000

Partners

Indonesian Press Council, Institute for Peace and Democracy, Ethical Journalism Network

Category

Election reporting

The seminar gave us the opportunity to really think about and discuss editorial decision-making. The examples presented by the Thomson Foundation consultants are something I can use in my newsroom as the election campaign continues"

Zainal Arifin, editor, Serambi Indonesia, Banda Aceh

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Bettina Peters

BettinaP@ThomsonFoundation.org

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