PEKANBARU - The power of media can be used to change the public perception and running the social control function. In this regard, Coordination Forum for the Prevention of Terrorism (FKPT) of Riau Province embraced the people of the mass media (Press) to participate in minimising the effects of the terrorism issues that troubling the people.
"Prevention of terrorism became a joint agenda, including for the mass media. If the issue of terrorism more reported, bigger its influence," says Head of Mining Energy and Mineral Resources Department of Riau, Syahrial Abdi while reciting the greeting Governor of Riau, H. Arsyadjuliandi Rachman in the dissemination of the guidelines and an increased professionalism of Terrorism Coverage of Mass Media Press in covering the issues of terrorism, on Wednesday (5/10/2016) in Alpha Hotel Pekanbaru.
Although it is not an easy thing to shape the public's resistance, he believes synergy between cross-cutting all activities of terrorism can be suppressed. "Prior of various factors and sector, surveillance of terrorism should be improved. The mass media can counteract the issue of terrorism and the Government can work as its functions well," he said.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Coordination Forum for the Prevention of Terrorism (FKPT) of Riau, Nizhamul he asserted that the purpose of this activity is to encourage the mass media the press weaves the news coverage that does not counter productive towards the issue of terrorism.
"Terrorism exploit globalisation to spread the ideology, his goal was to scare the public. These need to be notes to the press," he said. (MC Riau/rat)
