What happened to journalism in Indonesia? Two weeks ago, thejakartaglobe.com published an article titled: “Desi Anwar: My Take on ‘Delusional’ Prabowo.” Very uncouth. The article indicates a turning point that a great change of journalism has taken place in Indonesia. Thirty years ago there were two kinds of articles, either very good or terribly bad. There seemed nothing in-between. Now everything is slapdash and mediocre. Why are so many famous journalists now so mediocre?
