Hong Kong's democratic media and disappearance

Praise Kim Jong Un for strengthening his armament

North Korean newspaper, commander in 10 years

Joint Beijing] North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea newspaper, Labor Newspaper, was appointed as the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army on the 30th, following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, in December 2011. In an editorial about the 10th anniversary of the same day, Kim Jong-un praised the army as "strengthening and developing it into the strongest and most elite armed force in the world." There is no specific reference to relations with the United States or nuclear development.

The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 30th that the third day of the party's central committee meeting was held on the 29th. Kim Jong Un did not report his attendance on the same day.

Kim Jong-un became the supreme leader in effect with the appointment of commander-in-chief, but the editorial on the 30th pointed out only military achievements.

Hong Kong's democratic media and disappearance

Seven people arrested, including the Stand News and editorial executives

On the 29th, the Hong Kong police arrested seven people involved, including the deputy editor-in-chief of the democratic Internet media "Stand News," on suspicion of conspiracy to publish instigated publications, and searched the company's office. The company has announced that it will cease operations. The Hong Kong newspaper, Apple Daily, was forced to discontinue its publication in June due to an investigation for violating the Hong Kong National Security Law (National Security Law), and the democratic media disappeared.

According to Hong Kong media, four former executives of the parent company of the Stand News, including a popular Hong Kong female singer, Denise Ho, as well as the former editor-in-chief of the Stand News, Chung Pui Photo Supplies and the acting editor-in-chief. , Mr. Shogiri Hayashi.

Kominfo prepares Digital Transformation Expo for G20 : INDONESIA

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is preparing a Digital Transformation Expo at the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) event later.

"We invite ladies and gentlemen in the Working Group and Engagement Group who have use cases in the digital field to join us in the Digital Transformation Expo, so that the infrastructure we build as upstream can be seen how it is used in various contexts," said the Secretary General of Communications and Informatics, Mira Tayyiba, in a press release, was quoted Thursday.

Kominfo was appointed to oversee the Digital Economy Working Group, DEWG G20 and the second of three priority issues brought by the Indonesian government in the G20 Presidency, namely digital transformation.

The three priority issues that will be discussed at the G20 meeting are inclusive health, digital transformation and energy transition.

Meanwhile, in DEWG, there are three priority issues, namely post-COVID-19 recovery and connectivity; digital literacy and digital data skills; and the flow of cross-border data traffic and the free flow of data with trust.

The existence of DEWG, which is an increase in the status of the G20 Digital Economy Task Force, is a sign that G20 member countries agree that digital technology is the development agenda of each country and globally.

"This is a good signal, a good signal, so there needs to be a consensus on how we respond to digital technology. Discussions on digital issues only started a few years ago, so it's not the beginning of the beginning of the G20 because all countries are getting older, more and more feeling uncomfortable. can run from digital," said Mira.

Through DEWG, G20 member countries will have a clearer, more structured mandate and can increase synergies and discussions on digital issues.

"This increase will also give birth to stronger commitment, legitimacy, and institutional arrangements for discussing digital issues under the G20 platform," said Mira.

This working group will also help avoid duplication in other G20 sectors.

The DEWG Forum is expected to produce something tangible, both for developed countries and for developing countries.

Indonesia Indicator calls Gibran the most popular mayor

Indonesia Indicator (I2) mentions the Mayor of Surakarta, Central Java, Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the greatest (most popular) mayor in online media with 28,582 news stories throughout 2021.

 

Director of Communications for Indonesia Indicator (I2) Rustika Herlambang, in a press release, in Jakarta, Thursday, said that Gibran's news coverage was the biggest in 2021.

 

Indonesia Indicator (I2), a Media Intelligence company using Artificial Intelligence (AI) software, recorded the performance of regional heads from January 1 to December 19, 2021, which was recorded from 28,779,574 news exposed by 6,470 cyber media in Indonesia.

 

I2 named 10 regional heads in the country as the Most Protected and Influential Mayor and Regent of 2021 in the mass media and social media, including Gibran.

 

Gibran's popularity has been boosted. Read also: I2: The regulation on sexual violence is a polemic on social media because it is often associated with his father, President Joko Widodo. 

 

"The inspections that Gibran often carries out when controlling face-to-face learning (PTM) in a number of schools, visiting the market, and overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations fill the news variants," said Rustika.

 

According to him, generally the Protected and Influential Mayors of 2021 were quoted and reported through the handling of the second wave of COVID-19 in their respective areas.

 

Among them are efforts to tighten prokes through PPKM, odd-even vehicle policies and road closures, face-to-face learning (PTM), availability of hospital beds/medicine/oxygen, COVID-19 assistance, and acceleration of distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations in addition to other problems. related to regional economic recovery," said Rustika when presenting the results of a research entitled "The Most Influential and Influential Mayors and Regents 2021".

 

In addition, according to Rustika, the media put a spotlight on Gibran's "eccentric" act of distributing rice using a private vehicle for matters outside of work and the way he walked.

 

The news that Gibran was positive for COVID-19 and had to undergo self-isolation did not go unnoticed by the media.

 

The second position of the Protected Mayor of 2021 is occupied by the Mayor of Medan Muhammad Bobby Afif Nasution with 23,496 news.

 

"Similarly with Gibran, Bobby's prestige is often associated with the position of his father-in-law, President Jokowi. However, the media has recorded a lot of Bobby's positive activities in the world of sports, concern for MSMEs, and hot and cold relations with North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi," said Rustika.

 

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya became the third Terpegah Mayor with 21,144 news.

 

Rustika said Bima Arya had the largest news space in the media in line with his policies in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Bima Arya received attention from efforts to recover the economy through the promotion of MSMEs and cooperation in absorbing investment.

 

On the other hand, his feud with Rizieq Shihab also received great attention from the ongoing legal process for the swab test case at the UMMI Hospital.

 

The fourth position of the Mayor of Terpegah is occupied by the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi with 19,389 news reports. Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi occupies the fifth position with 17,567 news items. The sixth to tenth place respectively were occupied by the Mayor of Pekanbaru, Firdaus 13,272 news, the Mayor of Bandung the late Oded M Daniel 12,836 news, Makassar Mayor Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto 12,235 news, Tangerang Mayor Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah 11,541 news and Malang Mayor Sutiaji 10,367 news.

 

Influential mayor 

Indonesia Indicator (I2) has named Bogor Mayor Bima Arya the Most Influential Mayor of 2021. Bima is listed as the mayor with the most cited statements by online media. Throughout 2021, Bima's total statements in online media reached 78,495.

 

The second position was occupied by the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi with 72,544 statements. Meanwhile, Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka was in third place with 66,670 statements.

 

The fourth position of Influential Mayor is occupied by Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi with 59,888 statements. Meanwhile, the fifth rank of Influential Mayor in 2021 is occupied by Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah with 45,010 statements.

 

The sixth to ten Influential Mayors in 2021 are occupied by the late Mayor of Bandung Oded M Danil with 44,928 statements, Malang Mayor Sutiaji 36,333 statements, Acting Mayor of Bandung Yana Mulyana 35,798 statements, Batam Mayor Amsakar Achmad 30,989 statements, and Pekan Baru Mayor Firdaus 29,947 statement.

 

Most popular regent

At the district level actor, Indonesia Indicator (I2) named Bogor Regent Ade Yasin the most popular (most popular) and most influential throughout 2021.

 

Ade Yasin's name graced the media in 13,901 news stories. Not only that, online media quoted Ade's statement as many as 45,088 statements mainly related to the COVID-19 issue.

"Online media exposures related to AdeYasin include the level and implementation of PPKM in Bogor Regency and the COVID-19 vaccination process. In addition, there are also floods in a number of Bogor Regency areas and Bogor UMK 2022," said Rustika.

 

The second highest regent position was occupied by the Regent of Jember, Hendy Siswanto, with 7,329 news reports. Hendy's figure is widely discussed about infrastructure such as providing proper road facilities for its citizens, paying attention to the tourism sector, to the issue of handing over his salary during his tenure to citizens in need.

 

Siak Regent Alfedri occupies the third position of Terpegah Regent with 6,835 news stories. "Alfedri was widely reported on the issue of COVID-19 vaccination in Siak Regency and his inauguration as Siak Regent for the Period 2021-2024," said Rustika.

 

The fourth place for the Regent of Terpegah is the Regent of Gresik, Fandi Ahmad Yadi with 6,225 news reports. The fifth to tenth place respectively were occupied by Gowa Regent Adnan Purichta Ichsan, Tanah Datar Regent Eka Putra 5,844 news, Tangerang Regent Ahmed Zaki Iskandar 5,627 news, Serdang Bedagai Regent Darma Wijaya 5,627 news, Luwu Indah Regent Putri Indriani 5,543 news and Banyuwangi Regent Ipuk Fiestiandani with a total of 5,154 reports.

 

"Their concern in handling COVID-19 and especially in the issue of vaccination targets has received the most attention from the media in their respective regions," said Rustika.