Media observers tend to agree with Yunus' assessment. They saysome journalists have over-stepped their bounds, and havethemselves become the object of protest by some quarters. Private TV station SCTV received flak from Muslim demonstratorsrecently for its alleged one-sided coverage of a shooting incidentamidst the violence outside parliament during a special session inOctober. The 'Merdeka' daily had to run a full-page apology to taxidrivers after hundreds of them marched to its office to protestits coverage of a conflict between them and their employers. I am a witness of student brutality during rallies.
All brutalities seem toonly belong to the military and the police.
They lack backgroundknowledge on the issues they cover. Frequently, they ask stupidquestions. Thereis no strong and acceptable institution to control the press. More and more people complain about the press coverage, andthey will turn to the government to impose measures on the press. And the government will have reason to put harsh restriction onthe media.