The reality in NTT with poor people and corrupt government urged the researcher to analyze position of the media (local press). Using Teun A.van Dijk‘s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) model,thedata collected were editorial text of newspapers, cognition data of editorial writer and social context data. Both newspapers, Flores Pos and Pos Kupang provided different pattern from the media ownership aspect. Flores Pos tended to be more independent in producing editorial text, while Pos Kupang tended to limit writer independence in producing editorial text. The note confirms that reality of today media can be coopted by capital owner, market or state interest.
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