The Representation of the Indonesian Government in Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Rempang Island Conflict

Authors

  • Dede Fatinova Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Wawan Gunawan Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Aceng Ruhendi Saifullah Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Eris Risnawati Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Ratna Juwitassari Emha Universitas Pamulang, Indonesia
  • Yasir Mubarok Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i2.10926

Keywords:

Rempang, Indonesian government, Media, Critical discourse analysis,

Abstract

The Indonesian government has come under intense scrutiny for its actions in the agrarian conflict in Rempang Island, Batam City, Riau Islands Province. The conflict was triggered by the government's forced relocation of the Rempang Island community in the context of the Rempang Eco City development funded by a foreign investor, Xinyi Group. The incident captured the attention of the public and the media due to the large scale of the case. This research aims to see how the Indonesian government is represented in the Indonesian news media regarding the discourse of the Rempang Island case. This research uses the theory of Critical Discourse Analysis initiated by Fairclough (1995) and Transitivity by Halliday (2014). The method used in this research is content analysis method to elaborate the image constructed by the media against the Indonesian government. The data in the study amounted to six data taken from Tempo.co media, and Batamnow.com which were analyzed through three stages, namely textual, discourse practices, and socio-cultural practices. The results showed that the Indonesian government was represented negatively by labeling it as the party that violated human rights and the perpetrator of crimes against humanity.

Author Biographies

Dede Fatinova, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Linguistik

Wawan Gunawan, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Linguistik

Aceng Ruhendi Saifullah, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Linguistics study Program,Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia

Eris Risnawati, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Linguistics study Program,Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia

Ratna Juwitassari Emha, Universitas Pamulang

Sastra Indonesia

Yasir Mubarok, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Linguistics study Program,Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia

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Fatinova, D., Gunawan, W., Saifullah, A. R., Risnawati, E., Emha, R. J., & Mubarok, Y. (2024). The Representation of the Indonesian Government in Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Rempang Island Conflict. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 12(2), 645–660. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i2.10926

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