In Indonesia, media on the payroll

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AP , JAKARTA
Friday, Jun 18, 2004,Page 5

Koran Indonesia looks deceptively like a normal newspaper, but is clearly slanted to make Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri's government look good. "The economy has recovered," reads one headline, while another announces: "Farmers are getting wealthier."

The paper appeared on newsstands on the first day of campaigning for Indonesia's first direct presidential elections, and it comes as no surprise that it's funded by Megawati's campaign team.

It is one of the more innovative -- and some might say sneaky -- ways the five candidates contesting the July 5 polls are trying to win over Indonesia's 150 million voters.

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