摘要：Abstract: After the government ratifies law number 40 year 1999 Indonesia has applied the social responsibility theory of press. In the theory, press freedom has responsibility to public. Different from law number 11 year 1966 juncto law number 21 year 1982 that gave the authority to the government to control the press system, law number 40 year 1999 gives the authority to public.In facts in the context of freedom and commercialization,Indonesia’s press system has established media pluralism. It is the continuity of the New World Information and Communication Order. In the NWICO, it does not reflect media efforts to build public sphere since the last half of 1980 as the part of social responsibility in which ittrullyestablishes public freedom against the shackle of political and economic power.However, the Indonesian press industry has been in the domination of media conglomeration. Whether conscious or not, globally it is the part of penetration and expansion of capitalism and political power.
