THE RELATION OF MASS MEDIA AND POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDONESIA
The article focuses on media and political party relations in Indonesia. The general conditions of the country and their influence on the media and political parties, elections and their place in the media space of Indonesia were considered. It is analyzed how the correlation between the media and political parties governs politics. The relationship between politics and the media is driven by mutual necessity. For politicians, the media is becoming a platform for demonstrating the advantages of represented parties and the election company. Print and electronic media, which provide information to the public, are used to cover public events and are a means of political communication. It is established that mass media cannot be separated from political parties; political parties cannot avoid attention of mass media. The media play a role during the election period, election campaigns: used by political parties, elites, candidates and their supporters to conduct the election campaign and obtain reliable support. An attempt has been made to identify how the media and political parties run political campaigns in Indonesia. Government regulation of the media has been investigated. It has been established that the media can participate in changing the political system by forming public opinion - developing the views and actions of the audience about the political problem or political figures. The media has been proven to have great influence in Indonesia’s historic elections