Jakarta – A pollster Indonesia Indicator revealed that Fahri Hamzah and Fadli Zon topped the list of the most vocal politicians in 2017, whose statements were most followed-up by online news agencies.
Fahri Hamzah was officially the most vocal politician figure with 20,791 news pieces related to him and 70,018 of his statements were quoted by the media.
"This means that there is an average of three of his statements that were quoted by news agencies," said Indonesia Indicator Communication Director Rustika Herlambang on Friday, December 29.
The second most vocal politician is Fadli Zon with the media quoting him 68,101 times. "this also shows that Fahri Hamzah and Fadli Zon are the two main figures responsible for shaping the public's opinion that come from opposing political parties," said Rustika.
The third most vocal politician goes to People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Zulkifli Hasan with 60,051 quotes. The fourth position goes to Setya Novanto with 54,942 quotes, and the sixth Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who placed fifth most vocal politician by scoring 32,971 quotes.
According to Rustika, the names in the list could be considered as media darlings, although it does not mean that they are mediagenic.
– Dewi Nurita