City Government of Tarakan Launching Media Center

TARAKAN Borneo - Office of Communications and Information City Government of Tarakan, on Monday (10/11/2010) today launch the media center located in one corner of the office space.

The plan media center will be used for press conferences Tarakan municipal government officials in addressing the various issues that arise in Tarakan.

Mayor of Tarakan Hianggio Haji Udin said the formation of this media center could become a meeting place between Tarakan municipal government officials and media crews in Tarakan.

"So the news that their growing, so there is no buzz about each person willing to give an explanation," he said. Udin emphatically denied that the establishment media center to control the news media will be presented.

"The media center is not to control but we invite each other to cooperate. For example, the news-news that's cool, do not just make a different interpretation," he said.

He said he never intended to ban certain news writing. "So it does not mean that it should be like this. There is no prohibition, you keep it," he said. (*)

Source: TribunKaltim (October 11, 2010)