Social actor representation analysis on The Jakarta Post online news of presidential election

Sholihah, Nuri Hidayatus and Degaf, Agwin (2020) Social actor representation analysis on The Jakarta Post online news of presidential election. Journal of English for Academic and Specific Purposes (JEASP), 3 (1). pp. 56-68. ISSN 2615-4358

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Abstract

Social actor representation (SAR) is an interesting topic to be analyzed. Through the analysis of the social actor in the news, it invites readers to have critical thinking. In this research, the social actors proposed are the two pair candidates of the 2019 presidential election; Jokowi- Ma’ruf and Prabowo- Sandi. The research has consisted of two research questions. First is the exclusion strategy used in the Jakarta Post online news to represent the social actor. Second is how the Jakarta Post online news's inclusion strategy is used to represent the social actor. Using the theory of Van Leeuwen (2008), the result of this research shows that the Jakarta Post journalist mostly used the inclusion strategy rather than the exclusion strategy. The identification strategy is mostly used to get support from the public because it helps figure out a social actor. The portrayal of the social actors through the identity attached to them can invite more attention to readers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	social actor representation; presidential election; online news
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Dr. Agwin Degaf
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2020 10:31

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