<![CDATA[This study explores how linguistic structures in news headlines construct and circulate meanings about authority through the representation of statements made by Indonesia’s Minister of Finance, Purbaya. Anchored in the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis, the research examines the interplay between language and power in shaping public understanding of economic discourse. A corpus of selected headlines from major national media outlets was analyzed using Fairclough’s three-dimensional model, focusing on lexical selection, modality, and intertextual references. The findings reveal that economic authority is not simply reported but strategically framed through evaluative terms and discursive positioning that reinforce institutional legitimacy. Certain lexical patterns were used to soften or intensify Purbaya’s financial stance, reflecting the ideological alignment of media ownership and editorial preference. Beyond linguistic form, the study uncovers how headlines operate as micro-discourses that both reflect and reproduce broader power relations within the national economic narrative. These insights highlight the critical role of media discourse in mediating policy communication and suggest the need for heightened media literacy to recognize the subtle ways language constructs authority in public spaces.]]>
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