I find it perplexing that the government can’t even spare about 2500 doses or less of vaccines for reporters. The saddest part of the entire exercise is that you and the government can’t even recognise them as “frontliners”. You and your colleagues are quick to point out the mistakes of my bothers and sisters in the media. Reporters die in conflict areas. President Jokowi announced on Indonesia’s National Press Day (Hari Pers Nasional) on the 9th of February this year that he recognized reporters as “frondliners”.

Source: The Star May 25, 2021 00:00 UTC