A. Junaidi, Jakarta – A new study has revealed that only 12 groups of companies own almost all print, broadcast and online media in Indonesia.

The results of the research, which was conducted by Centre for Innovation, Policy & Governance and Hivos, and funded by Ford Foundation, were launched in Jakarta on Thursday.

"The research shows how the owners play a significant role in determining media policy," Shita Laksmi of Hivos said.

Shita said that the influence of owners impacted on citizens' rights to get factual and balanced information. "Citizens receive biased information when the information was related to the media owners," she said.