The daily "Kompas" again defends the Adam Malik Awards

Since 2011, the daily "Kompas" has always received the Adam Malik Award, except in 2013 and 2020.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Harian ”Kompas” Kembali Pertahankan Adam Malik Awards

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Chief Editor of the Daily Kompas/Kompas.id Sutta Dharmasaputra (second from right) receives the Adam Malik Award trophy from Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi at the Asian-African Conference Museum, Bandung, West Java, Monday (8/1/ 2024).

BANDUNG, KOMPAS — The daily Kompas again defended the Adam Malik Award this year. Chief Editor of the Daily Kompas/Kompas.id Sutta Dharmasaputra received the award from Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Monday (8/1/2023), ahead of the Annual Press Statement of the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Asian-African Conference Museum, Bandung West Java.

With this award, the daily Kompas since 2011has always received the annual award from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, except in 2013 and 2020.

The Adam Malik Awards (AMA), which began being held in 2002, are given to national or regional media and journalists who support Indonesian diplomacy. This year, the daily Kompas received two awards in two categories, namely Best Print Media and Best Print Journalist, which were given to Aris Prasetyo.

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The Adam Malik Award was given to six winning categories, namely Best Print Media, Best Online Media, Best Television Media, Best Radio Media, Best Print Media Journalist and Best Online Media Journalist. Apart from that, specifically in 2024, the AMA will give appreciation to Local Print Media which is considered to actively support Indonesian diplomacy in its region. This award was given to the daily Waspada, Medan, North Sumatra.

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Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, delivered her Annual Press Statement on Foreign Affairs 2024 at the Asia-Africa Conference Museum in Bandung, West Java, on Monday (8/1/2024).

Media and journalists who receive this award are evaluated based on the fulfilment of five assessment criteria, namely informativeness, factuality, balance, educativeness, and linguistic style.

This year's AMA jury team consists of Chairperson of the Press Council Ninik Rahayu, Chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association Hendry Chairudin Bangun, Director General of Public Information and Communication of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia Usman Kansong, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Acep Somantri, Lecturer of Communication Science at the Universitas Indonesia Nina Mutmainnah, and Executive Director of Synergy Policies Dinna Prapto Raharja.

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The award for the Best Online Media category was won by Liputan6.com, while the Best Television Media category was won by Kompas TV. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also awarded the title to Elshinta for the Best Radio Media category and to Sonya Michaella (IDN Times) for the Best Online Media Journalist category.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) also awarded Social Media Awards (SMA) to six representatives of Indonesia abroad. This is an appreciation of the efforts by representatives and heads of representatives in disseminating various diplomatic achievements and public services through social media.

The assessment of high schools is conducted by an experienced independent agency in assessing and developing the government's social media.

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Recipients of the Adam Malik Award, including Chief Editor of the Daily Kompas/Kompas.id Sutta Dharmasaputra (third from left), pose for a photo with Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi (sixth from left), at the Museum of the Asian-African Conference, Bandung , West Java, Monday (8/1/2024).

This year, the SMA was awarded to six winners that are divided into three categories: Best Performance Mission, Digital Head of Mission, and Best Growth. The Best Performance Mission SMA for representatives in risky and dangerous areas was won by the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo. The Best Performance Mission SMA for representatives in populations up to 40 million and above 40 million was won respectively by the Indonesian Embassy in Riyadh and the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara.

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The Digital Head of Mission award is given to the Head of RI Representation who actively uses personal social media to disseminate foreign policy. For this category, awards are given to Ina Hagniningtyas Krisnamurthi, Ambassador of KBRI New Delhi, and Iwan Bogananta, Ambassador of KBRI Sofia.

The Best Growth award for high school level is given to the Indonesian Embassy in Tripoli. This Best Growth award is an appreciation for the Indonesian representative with the highest growth in utilizing social media.