The Representation of Social Actors’ Strategies Enfolded in Australian Newspaper

Surjowati, Ribut The Representation of Social Actors’ Strategies Enfolded in Australian Newspaper. Universitas Diponegoro. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This research aims to explain how and why Sydney Morning Herald communicates its ideologies through the social actors represented in news reports. The data collected were analyzed by using Fairclough’s and Van Dijk’s model of Critical Discourse analysis (CDA) and Theo Van Leeuwen’s framework of the representation of social actors. The findings show that the newspaper viewed the Outgroup social actors which were the Indonesian government, Indonesian army, and Indonesian military officers, and Ingroup social actors which were Australian, Papuan activists and those who support Papua conflict, in terms of assimilation, nomination and categorization, functionalization and identification, and Impersonalization. Those who are related to the Outgroups emphasize their brutality, superiority, and dominance towards the indigenous Papuans. However, Ingroup social actors were indicated as peacemakers. These findings illustrate Australia’s political ideologies and hidden agenda for Indonesia. As a liberal country, Australia respects individual freedom. That is why it also became Australia’s responsibility to give aid to Papuans who were seeking a better place as stated in the international law. Furthermore, Australia’s attitude in trying to interfere with the conflict by providing a place for the Papuan asylum seekers is a picture of how it is concerned towards Indonesia. Keywords: CDA, Ideologies, Newspaper, Social actors, Papua Conflict

Item Type:	Other
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Language and Science
Depositing User:	Sulimin BP3
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2024 02:01
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2024 02:01
URI:	http://erepository.uwks.ac.id/id/eprint/17446

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