Journal of Innovation and Research in Primary Education
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026)

Discourse Construction on the Appointment of SPPG Employees to PPPK in Online Media Reporting: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Teun A. van Dijk's Model

Ramdan Gumilar (Institut Pendidikan Indonesia)
Deasy Aditya Damayanti (Instritut Pendidikan Indonesia)
Ninah Hasanah (Instritut Pendidikan Indonesia)
Agus Ha (Instritut Pendidikan Indonesia)
Ari Kartini (Instritut Pendidikan Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Apr 2026

Abstract

Online media plays a crucial role in conveying and explaining public policy to the public. This study aims to examine how Liputan6.com presents the discourse on the appointment of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) employees to Government Employees with Work Agreements (PPPK) in the Free Nutritional Meal Program (MBG). This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with Teun A. van Dijk's Critical Discourse Analysis method, which includes analysis of text structure, social cognition, and social context. The research data consists of a Liputan6.com news text entitled "The Uproar Over SPPG Employees Being Appointed as PPPK, Here's the BGN's Explanation" published in January 2026. The results show that in the text dimension, the news placed the official clarification from the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) as the main focus through informative and explanatory news structures and language choices. In the social cognition dimension, the media presented the government's institutional perspective as the primary reference in understanding the policy. Meanwhile, in the social context, the news served to clarify the regulatory boundaries between state officials and volunteers. This study concludes that online media plays a role as a mediator of policy information that contributes to building public understanding in a targeted and contextual manner.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jirpe

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Journal of Innovation and Research in Primary Education (JIRPE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research and review articles primarily but limited to the area of elementary school education. It brings together academics and researchers from different countries who ...