ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS (TEORI VAN DIJK DALAM KAJIAN TEKS MEDIA MASSA)

Critical discourse analysis put its emphasis on the power constellation involved in the meaning production and reproduction process. An individual is not viewed as a neutral subject who has a capability to interpret the meaning freely. He or she is a social subject having a relation with others and an object to the influence of social power exist in a society. This article tries to explore and apply Van Dijk theory of critical discourse analysis in the news of the printed media.