Syihabuddin
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia

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HOW BBC CONSTRUCTS TRUTH: TRANSITIVITY AND MODALITY IN SUDAN CONFLICT Hanifah Oktarina; Syihabuddin; Mahardhika Zifana
Lantern: Journal of Language and Literature Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): Volume 12 Number 1 March 2026
Publisher : Fakultas Hukum dan Sosial Humaniora Universitas Flores

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37478/lantern.v12i1.7864

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The Sudan civil war, designated by the United Nations as the world's largest humanitarian crisis, has generated extensive international media coverage yet remains critically under-examined in discourse scholarship regarding how conflict knowledge is constructed and whose voices are authorized to define truth. This study employs Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) integrated with Critical Discourse Analysis to investigate how BBC Indonesia and BBC International construct agency distribution and epistemic authority in explainer articles about the Sudan conflict. Through qualitative transitivity and modality analysis of two comparable November 2025 articles, this research examines how linguistic choices reveal ideological positioning regarding who acts, who suffers, and whose knowledge counts as legitimate. Findings demonstrate systematic patterns across both outlets which are passive constructions and nominalization obscure military actors' responsibility for civilian casualties; asymmetric agency attribution constructs RSF as violent aggressors while rendering structural dimensions invisible; and a three-tier epistemic hierarchy privileges Western institutional voices (US, HRW) with definitive modality, grants international bodies (UN) investigative authority, while relegating local Darfuri voices to subjective belief-based positioning. Critically, these patterns converge regardless of outlets' geographic positioning, Indonesian regional versus British global, revealing what Foucault identifies as "capillary power": the circulation of Western-centric knowledge frameworks through institutionalized journalistic norms that transcend individual bias or national interest. This convergence demonstrates that transforming conflict representation requires not merely diversifying media sources but fundamentally challenging the embedded "regimes of truth" determining whose knowledge is recognizable as legitimate in global journalism, with implications extending beyond African conflict reporting to broader questions of epistemic justice in international media
An Analysis of Persuasive Communication with Ethnographic Communication Approach at Junior High Schools in West Bandung Encep Rustandi; Syihabuddin; Yayan Nuryanto
Jurnal Komunikasi Pendidikan Vol 9 No 2 (2025): Jurnal Komunikasi Pendidikan
Publisher : Universitas Veteran Bangun Nusantara

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32585/jurnalkomdik.v9i2.6182

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Improving student discipline is one of the main challenges in the education system. This study explores the application of persuasive communication patterns in improving the discipline of high school students in West Bandung with the SPEAKING approach from Dell Hymes. This approach identifies relevant communication components, including settings, participants, goals, and norms, to produce more effective interactions between teachers and students. This study uses qualitative methods with in-depth interviews and participant observations to analyze the application of persuasive communication strategies in the school environment. The results of the study indicate that the Persuasive communication pattern is able to build more harmonious relationships, foster intrinsic motivation, and increase student compliance with school regulations.