REPRESENTATION OF THE DISMISSED KPK EMPLOYEES IN THE JAKARTA POST ARTICLES (Representasi Pegawai KPK yang Diberhentikan pada Artikel The Jakarta Post)

Ai Yeni Yuliyanti; Ponia Mega Septiana; Titania Sari; Busro Busro

doi:10.26499/sawer.v27i2.921

REPRESENTATION OF THE DISMISSED KPK EMPLOYEES IN THE JAKARTA POST ARTICLES (Representasi Pegawai KPK yang Diberhentikan pada Artikel The Jakarta Post)

Ai Yeni Yuliyanti, Ponia Mega Septiana, Titania Sari, Busro Busro

Abstract

This qualitative study analyzes the strategy used by The Jakarta Post to represent the dismissed KPK employees in the case of their failure in the Civic test as an employment status transition within the antigraft body and its representation. The researchers use Critical Discourse Analysis specifically the Social Actor Representation (SAR) theory from Theo Van Leeuwen (2008). It is supported by Richardson's (2007) theory to analyze the text producer’s lexical choice and the transitivity theory of Halliday and Matthiessen (2004) to analyze role allocation. This study shows that The Jakarta Post represents the dismissed KPK employees' both exclusion and inclusion strategy, but inclusion is dominant. The dismissed KPK employees are represented negatively. It is shown from the lexical choice used through the words ‘dismiss’, ‘fire’, and ‘fail’ to represent them. The Jakarta Post also uses other strategies: classification and individualization and collectivism.

Keywords

Representation, news article, CDA, KPK employees

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Data of Articles

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 16, 2021). “Fresh concerns raised after KPK hands recent arrestees over to police”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/15/fresh-concerns-raised-after-kpk-hands-recent-arrestees-over-to-police.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 18, 2021). “Civic test should not be used to dismiss KPK employees: Jokowi”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/18/civic-test-should-not-be-used-to-dismiss-kpk-employees-jokowi.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 19, 2021). “KPK employees hit by stress over employment status uncertainty after suspension”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/19/kpk-employees-hit-by-stress-over-employment-status-uncertainty-after-suspension.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 19, 2021). “Job insecurity leaves KPK workers demoralized”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2021/05/18/job-insecurity-leaves-kpk-workers-demoralized.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 23, 2021). “More KPK employees, supporters fall victim to cyberattacks”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/23/more-kpk-employees-supporters-fall-victim-to-cyberattacks.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 27, 2021). “KPK fires 51 employees despite Jokowi’s call for restraint”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/27/kpk-fires-51-employees-despite-jokowis-call-for-restraint.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 28, 2021). “Jokowi under pressure to intervene in KPK conflict”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/27/jokowi-under-pressure-to-intervene-in-kpk-conflict.html

The Jakarta Post. (Released on May 31, 2021). “Pancasila under threat of politicization”. Retrieved 10 July, 2021 from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/31/pancasila-under-threat-of-politicization.html

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26499/sawer.v27i2.921