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Mr. Suryopratomo is Vice President of Metro TV. Metro TV is Indonesia's first 24-hour news channel, based in West Jakarta. The station was established on 25 November 2000 and now has over 53 transmission sites all over the country.
Mr. Suryopratomo, Vice President of Metro TV talks about the company.
What has made Metro TV so successful?
In the last five years, Metro TV's grown more 300 percent. The main reason for the company's growth is due to improvements in the quality in the news, our organization and also in the capability of our journalists. In media news, the most important thing is credibility. The company must have competence, because that is the way to have credible information. Once there is good and very credible information, society can be influenced.
What is the reach of the group?
From the beginning, it must understood that democracy cannot be set up in one night. Democracy must improve the quality of life of the people. Metro TV is trying to be a part of the democratic process in Indonesia. The main vision of the company is to improve democracy and how to improve the quality of life of the Indonesia people. Metro TV wants to become a part of the development of Indonesia.