Yogyakarta, June 5 -- Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid emphasized the strategic role of ANTARA News Agency as the frontline guardian of facts and information integrity amid the growing spread of misinformation in the digital era.

"ANTARA must serve as a guardian of facts, support national development priorities, connect the state with its people, and become Indonesia's narrator to the world," Hafid said at ANTARA's 2026 National Working Meeting here on Friday.

The remarks were delivered during the meeting themed "Strengthening ANTARA's Strategic Role in the National Information Ecosystem and Digital Media Business Transformation."

The minister highlighted a major challenge facing today's information ecosystem:...