The Implementation of the Right of Reply at Radio Republik Indonesia Purwokerto

Authors

  • Dina Lorenza P. Siagian Fakultas Hukum Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
  • Manungal Wardaya Fakultas Hukum Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Keywords:

Implementation, Radio, Right of Reply

Abstract

As a legal state that recognizes press freedom as one of the manifestations of people's sovereignty, Indonesia has Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press (hereinafter referred to as the Press Law) which was made to regulate the principles, functions, rights, obligations and role of the national press. The existence of the press in the community has the potential to cause legal problems when the news presented contains information that is considered untrue and detrimental to the good name of a person or group. To overcome/anticipate these problems, the Press Law also regulates the right of reply mechanism. This research will analyze how the implementation of the right of reply is carried out at Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) in Purwokerto as one type of mass media whose role is to convey messages (news, information and entertainment) to the public. The research method used is juridical sociological with descriptive research. The data used in the research are primary and secondary data. Based on the results of the study, the implementation of the right of reply at RRI Purwokerto has been implemented in accordance with Article 5 paragraph (2) of the Press Law by processing the submission of the right of reply received by RRI Purwokerto. Although there are some obstacles both internally and externally in fully implementing the right of reply at RRI Purwokerto.

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2026-05-29

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“The Implementation of the Right of Reply at Radio Republik Indonesia Purwokerto”. 2026. Unimed Law Review 1 (1): 69-76. https://jurnal.unimed.ac.id/2012/index.php/ulr/article/view/73323.