Interesting stats in today’s Kompas daily (Sunday, Jan 24, 2010) about news on TV. Pollings in June 2008 and November 2009 paint a stark contrast in public perception of Indonesian television news programs. In terms of today’s programs here are the findings: 86.6%: TV news programs are more interesting

67%: TV news programs are more entertaining 71.3%: Focuses more on sensationalism over substance

64.9%: Ratings over quality 53.8%: Hosts tend to pit sources against one another (in a multiple guest sources situation) instead of digging through the issue.

52.6%: Hosts tend to back sources to a corner (in a single guest situation) instead of digging through the issue. 80.4%: Better sources or guests

80.9%: Higher quality. The last stat there is unclear as to what it refers to, presumably the quality of the news programs but it flies in the face of the other stats where it says viewers think the stations are pushing sensationalism over substance and that it’s less about quality than ratings.

It’s a funny country.

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