The Role of Media Against Hoaxes and Escorting Democracy Contrarily For the Success of Development in the Next 5 Years
By: Akbar Karim )*
The government that has strong legitimacy needs to be balanced with an intelligent Opposition, without it Democracy is less meaningful, the Government will run without anyone correcting it, then we need strength outside the government that has the same goal of advancing the nation but with a different role.
To serve the nation and state, the elements of political power which in this case are reproduced by Political Parties do not have to be included in all Governments, because they can serve all nations and states and form various things and in all lines, with the ability of their respective roles and professions each one.
Do not serve as a pretext to enjoy power with the government even though previously it was a rival who often criticized the government without even the right database. Being an Opposition even if it performs its functions properly and is based on data and facts that are true or able to provide something constructive, is also a manifestation of service to the nation and state.
If the consideration is the interests of the nation, then there should be a party that continues to be an opposition as part of implementing democracy but in a constructive system not based on hoax data and not using packaging that can divide unity, its size is to accelerate the nation’s progress and law enforcement .
Why?
Because actually, in order to maintain balance in the government, there must be an intelligent opposition party for the sake of good democracy. Of course the role of the opposition must be effective, professional, and not spread provocation especially hoaxes.
Constructive criticism by the opposition is not just merely annoying the Government’s performance, especially just to disrupt and frustrate government programs such as what have been done by certain political parties with only short interests. Opposition Must also be able to give an appreciation if indeed what the Government does gives good results, not nullifying it.
Especially with just different origins without a clear basis and sourced from news and news hoaxes and more terrible by using sensitive packaging that can divide the nation, then this is where the role of the media as a guardian of democracy must be clear and decisive, meaning that the media must provide space for opposition in the context of carrying out the functions of the media also in the field of supervision and control of the authorities but if criticism and differences are built from hoax engineering and even packaging that divides the nation, the media should not provide space and space so that conducive situations in the public media space are maintained and the way development programs are not hampered.
Because the role of the Media is expected to be an effective control, and not to become a third partisan player due to short-term practical political interests. The media must also hold ethics, the media must carry out its educational responsibilities through literacy and prevent hoax news spread by irresponsible individuals. We all have to learn from previous experiences and events out there where many countries are destroyed and fail because they cannot stem the dangers of the hoaxes accompanied by agendas that want to change the shape and basis of a country.
If all these provisions can be maintained responsibly and constructively then the opposition and media’s contribution is very large for the nation’s progress if it is able to constructively improve the performance of the Government, and the community will objectively be able to assess the position of the opposition and the media against the ruling Government which can ultimately be a reference for anyone to give reward and funism to the next pollitik contest without noise.
Because if it is not included in the Government it does not mean it can be delicious without doing positive things that can help achieve the nation’s progress. All elements of the nation must participate in building the nation and state in accordance with their respective capacities to contribute to building the nation and state.
)* Blogger-Student Faculty Tarbiyah UIN Jakarta