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tin g g i d i In d o n e s ia b e rg e s e r p a d a k o m u n ik a s i k o n te k s re n d a h ,

KUSW ARNO

ENAKJUBKAN!

s ik a n s e b a g a i b a g ia n d a ri fu n g s i

In d o n e s ia s e ja k

b iro k ra s i p e m e rin ta h a n , d ip e rk u a t d e n g a n s a n k s i-s a n k s i y a n g

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b u k a a n In fo rm a s i P u b lik (K IP )

te g a s u n tu k p e la n g g a ra n n y a .

N o . 1 4 T a h u n 2 0 0 8 , m e n e m p a tk a n d iri s e b a g a i n e g a ra k e -s d i
A s ia d a n k e -7 6 d i d u n ia y a n g s e -

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di acuannya


k a a n in i, y a itu p e n g g u n a in fo r-

c a ra re s m i m e n g a d o p s i p rin s ip -

m a s i p u b lik d a n b a d a n p u b lik .

jo h n
(1 9 9 6 ), p e n g e m b a n g a n
k o m u n ik a s i d i d u n ia c e n d e ru n g

p rin s ip tra n s p a ra n s i

P e n g g u n a in fo rm a s i p u b lik m e m ilik i r ig h t to k n o w , s e d a n g k a n

b e rk ib la t

n e g a ra d i d u n ia y a n g m e m ilik i
D U K e te rb u k a a n In fo rm a s i. D i


b a d a n p u b lik m e m ilik i r ig h t to
te ll. P e rs o a la n u ta m a d a ri k e d u -

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a k o m p o n e n in i a d a la h s a lin g
m e m a h a m i h a k n y a m a s in g -m a -

tio n A c t (F O IA ) y a n g b e rg a y a

s in g , y a n g k a re n a b e rb a g a i k e -

rh a ra p In d o n e s ia m e m ilik i k e te rb u k a a n y a n g k h a s , b e rk u ltu r

in fo rm a s i.

s e m b ila n


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tra n s p a ra n s i

p u lu h

In d o n e s ia
in fo rm a s i

pada
in i d a -

la m k o n te k s ilm u k o m u n ik a s i,
a g a k u n ik . M e n g in g a t, s te re o tip e
In d o n e s ia s e la m a in i te rm a s u k
n e g a ra d a la m b u d a y a k o m u n ik a s i k o n te k s tin g g i, d a la m a rti

p e n t i n g a n ,h u b u n g a n k e d u a n y a
m e n ja d i re n ta n .
Id e a ln y a m a n fa a t k e te rb u k a a n in fo rm a s i b a g i b a d a n p u b lik
a n ta ra la in m e n c ip ta k a n ta ta p e m e rin ta h a n


y a n g b a ik ; m e n in g -

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k a n n y a ? T e ru ta m a y a n g m e n ja a d a la h

A m e rik a

S e rik a t, s e p e rti d is in y a lir L ittle -

k e A S y a n g m e m ilik i

c iri u ta m a p ra g m a tis m e .

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d e m o k ra s i k h a s In d o n e s ia . W a la u p u n s e c a ra d e fin itif d a n im p le m e n ta tif
in i tid a k m u d a h
d ik o n s tru k s i. M e ru ju k p a d a p e -

k a tk a n fu n g s i, k u a lita s , d a n k i-

rn y a ta a n
L a w re n c e
K in c a id
(1 9 9 6 ) b a h w a k o m u n ik a s i d i n e -

bahw a pem aknaan
in fo rm a s i
a n ta rm a n u s ia b u k a n a ta s d a s a r
k e te rb u k a a n , m e la in k a n p e n u h

n e rja b a d a n p u b lik ; m e n c e g a h

te rja d in y a p ra k tik -p ra k tik
ko-

g a ra s e p e rti In d o n e s ia b e rs ifa t
m e n y e lu ru h d a n te rp a d u ( w h o -

ru p s i. S e m e n ta ra b a g i p e n g g u n a

le n e s s a n d u n ity ) ; le b ih n a tu ra l,

d e n g a n s im b o lis a s i, n o n v e rb a l,
d a n a b s tra k .

. in fo rm a s i p u b lik (m a s y a ra k a t),
d i a n ta ra n y a m e n in g k a tk a n p a r-

e m o s io n a l a n d s p iritu a l; k o m u n ik a s i le b ih in tu itif, s e b a g a i k o n -

U n d a n g -U n d a n g
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tis ip a s i m a s y a ra k a t d a la m m e n -

ja b a t p u b lik u n tu k m e m b e rik a n
a k s e s in fo rm a s i y a n g te rb u k a k e -

y a n g b a ik , s e rta m e n in g k a tk a n

s e k u e n s i d a ri s u a tu p e ris tiw a
yang
a la m i;
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hubungan
b e rs ifa t le b ih ru m it k a re n a m e li-

p a d a p u b lik (m a s y a ra k a t).

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w a jib a n m e m b e rik a n in fo rm a s i,
d o k u m e n , d a n d a ta d iin te g ra -

c ip ta k a n

ta ta

p e m e rin ta h a n

k e c e rd a s a n d a n k e s e ja h te ra a n
m a s y a ra k a t.
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in d iv id u . In ti d a ri s e m u a c iri ta -

Humas Unpad 2010

d i a d a la h

a d a r iy a n ila i- n ila i d i

a ta s r itu a l a ta u s im b o l s e m a ta .
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p a r a d o k s c ir i k h a s I n d o n e s ia .
K e tik a D U m e n g a tu r right to
know p u b lik b e r s a n d in g d e n g a n

n is m e p a la y a n a n in f o r m a s i p u b lik y a n g b u r u k , a k s e s in f o r m a s i
p u b lik y a n g a s im e tr is .
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m e n a r ik
m e n g ik u ti p e n d a p a t S id n e y M .

parent,

( 1 9 7 1 ) te n ta n g transy a itu te n ta n g c e r m in a n

right to tell b a d a n p u b lik , k e n y a ta a n n y a b a n y a k k o n d is i y a n g

konsep

d ir i y a n g p o s itif . J ik a

m em aksa

a d a a n p a d a k e lo m p o k , o r g a n is a s i, d a n n e g a r a ) y a n g m e m ilik i
k a r a k te r is tik transparent, d ia
c e n d e ru n g a k a n m e m p e rse p si
( m e m a k n a i r e a lita s ) le b ih c e r -

p u b lik

pada

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right to tell, s e d a n g k a n b a d a n
p u b lik b e r lin d u n g p a d a "right to
know" a ta s k o n d is i p u b lik .
S e b a g a i c o n to h ,
p a ra d o k s
d a la m m e m p e r ta h a n k a n
in f o r m a s i p r iv a t ta n g g a lla h ir s e s e o ra n g y a n g m e n d a p a t
p e r lin d u n g a n D U u n tu k d ir a h a s ia k a n ,
m e n ja d i n o m o r in d u k p e g a w a i
y a n g m u d a h d ik e n a li p u b lik .
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L S M b e r s ik e r a s m e m in ta in f o r m a s i te n ta n g p e la k s a n a a n

ang-

g a r a n s u a tu in s titu s i n e g a r a .
A k a n te ta p i L S M y a n g m e r u p a k a n b a d a n p u b lik te r s e b u t e n g g a n m e m u b lik a s ik a n d a r i m a n a
d a n b a g a im a n a p e la k s a n a a n p e n g g u n a a n a n g g a r a n n y a s e n d ir i.
A p a b ila d ib u a t k a te g o r i, m a k a
d a la m
im p le m e n ta s i
tr a n s p a r a n s i in f o r m a s i d i I n d o n e s ia
m a s ih m e m ilik i p e r s o a la n , s e la in m a s a la h n ila i ta d i, y a itu in f o r m a s i p u b lik tid a k te r s e d ia , in f o r m a s i p u b lik te r la m b a t d ib e r ik a n , in f o r m a s i p u b lik d ik la im
r a h a s ia

s e c a r a s e p ih a k , m e k a -

Jo u ra rd

se se o ra n g

( te r m a s u k

k e b e r-

m a t. S e c a r a in d iv id u a l, d a la m
b e b e r a p a r is e t y a n g d ik u tip n y a ,
b a h w a o r a n g y a n g transparent
s e la in m e m ilik i tin g k a t k e c e r m a ta n y a n g tin g g i, d ia c e n d e ru n g
le b ih
m a n d ir i
dan
m e m ilik i d a y a ta h a n h id u p le b ih
la m a . T e n tu s a ja b e r h a r a p , jik a
p e ja b a t p u b lik d i I n d o n e s ia
d a la m p o s is in y a te r s e b u t m e m ilik i k a r a k te r is tik transparent,
m e re k a
m e m ilik i k e ta h a n a n
h id u p m a n d ir i, le b ih c e r m a t
m e lih a t r e a lita s ( te r m a s u k te r h a d a p sense of crisis), d a n te n tu
s a ja b e r p e lu a n g le b ih s e h a t s e r ta m e m ilik i h a r a p a n h id u p y a n g
le b ih la m a . K o n d is i in i a k a n
m e m b a w a im p lik a s i p o s itif b a g i
badan

p u b lik te r m a s u k

d a n n e g a ra n y a .

p u b lik

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Penulis, Guru Besar Komunikologi Unpad Bandung.

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