e-Journal of Linguistics
Vol. 17 No. 2 (2023): July

COVID-19 Related Terms in Online News Headlines: Critical Discourse Analysis

Nadya Inda Syartanti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2023

Abstract

This research aims to construct news headlines related to COVID-19terms in Indonesia. The data source is from various online news mediasuch as health.detiknews.com, kompas.com, and liputan6.com. Datawas collected by only selecting headline news text with istilah (terms)and COVID-19. The data were analyzed using Norman Fairclough’scritical discourse analysis approach. The results showed that throughthe microstructural dimension, the eight news headlines used linguistictools with 1) diction or vocabulary selection focused on the use of theword COVID-19, and 2) grammatical units dominated by phrases, 3)syntactic functions dominated by descriptions as topicalization ofdiscourse, and 4) the form of news that is emphasized on statementsregarding the change or replacement of various terms related toCOVID-19. Then, through the mesostructural dimension, the threeonline mass media have different characteristics and characters indelivering news, especially related to COVID-19 terms, but still beingpresented accurately and objectively so that news content can beconveyed to readers. Finally, through the macrostructural dimension, itwas revealed that a political system demonstrated the power of thegovernment and the Ministry of Health in determining the use ofvarious COVID-19 terms in Indonesia.

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ejl

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Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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This e-Journal of Linguistics is published by the Doctoral Studies Program of Linguistics of Udayana University Postgraduate Program and colaboration with APBL (Asosiasi Peneliti Bahasa Bahasa Lokal). The existence of the e-Journal of Linguistics aims to publish the results of linguistic ...