Discourse Battle Discourse Contests in the News of Sending Students to Military Barracks: A Critical Lexical Study by Roger Fowler
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https://doi.org/10.25139/fn.v8i2.10587Keywords:
Discourse Contestation, Lexical Strategy, Media Ideology, Roger FowlerAbstract
This study aims to reveal the discourse contestation in the news coverage of Dedi Mulyadi's policy of sending students to military barracks using Roger Fowler's critical discourse analysis approach. Mass media does not merely serve as a channel for conveying information but also functions as an ideological space that shapes public perception through specific lexical choices. This study focuses on critical lexical aspects, discourse contestation. The method employed is descriptive qualitative with data sourced from online news articles narrating the policy. The findings show that media discourse reflects a contestation of meaning, indicated by diverse diction and lexical structures. Dedi Mulyadi is portrayed as a populist, nationalist, and pro-people figure in some narratives, while others question the effectiveness and legitimacy of the policy. This discursive struggle highlights the presence of ideological interests embedded within the media's linguistic structures. These findings affirm that media discourse is not neutral and plays an active role in shaping public opinion on political policies through particular lexical strategies.
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