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Degaf, Agwin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-0867, Aziza, Renavi and Anggrisia, Nur Fitria
(2025)
Analyzing the 2021 Israel-Palestinian coverage: A critical discourse study.
Eltin Journal: Journal of English Language Teaching in Indonesia, 13 (1).
pp. 119-132.
ISSN 2339-1561
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Abstract
This study explores critical discourse analysis in the context of the prolonged Israel-Palestine conflict. It examines the discourse of two prominent outlets with different geographic and cultural contexts, The Guardian and The Jakarta Post, during the May 2021 escalation. This qualitative study applies Van Dijk's (1984) three-dimensional framework, with adaptations from Van Leeuwen (2008), to analyze news articles at macro, super, and micro levels. The findings reveal that The Guardian emphasized humanitarian impacts and used euphemistic terms, while The Jakarta Post highlighted reactive actions and employed a more direct tone. At the superstructure level, differences in story organization and headline framing were evident, with The Guardian focusing on chronological sequencing and The Jakarta Post emphasizing Indonesia’s advocacy for Palestine. At the microstructure level, The Guardian framed Israel’s actions neutrally, while The Jakarta Post reflected a pro-Palestinian stance through dysphemistic lexical choices. Ideologically, The Guardian leaned toward a neutral stance, often legitimizing Israeli actions, whereas The Jakarta Post highlighted solidarity with Palestinian victims in alignment with Indonesia’s cultural and political context. These findings highlight geographic and cultural influences on media narratives. This study fosters deeper conflict analysis, enhancing critical discourse and offering insights into the ideological underpinnings of international media coverage.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | critical discourse analysis; Israel-Palestinian conflict; media coverage; online news analysis; Teun A. Van Dijk |
| Subjects: | 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2001 Communication and Media Studies > 200104 Media Studies |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Agwin Degaf |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2025 08:51 |
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