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Political discourse plays a very important role in shaping public opinion and reinforcing power structures in multicultural societies. This research applies Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine how language is used in political speeches to construct social hierarchies, national identities, and public perceptions. By analyzing speeches from leaders in diverse societies, this study highlights the use of rhetoric, metaphor, and persuasion strategies in influencing collective ideologies

This study explores the discourse surrounding the Agus Salim donation controversy, focusing on how media narratives and legal rhetoric shape public perception. Drawing on two primary sources—articles from Brilio.net and KapanLagi.com—the research employs critical discourse analysis to examine the framing of key events, including allegations of donation mismanagement, legal strategies, and the public's reaction to the case. The findings reveal how media outlets construct competing narratives, emphasizing the roles of public figures, lawyers, and victims in influencing the discourse. By analyzing language use, power dynamics, and ideological positioning, this study highlights the interplay between legal rhetoric and public opinion in cases of social and moral significance. The research contributes to understanding how controversies are framed in digital media and their implications for justice and accountability in contemporary society.

Pancasila as a state ideology plays a fundamental role in the development of Indonesian democracy, but its implementation faces various challenges in the contemporary era. This research aims to deeply analyze the strategic role of Pancasila in building and strengthening the democratic system in Indonesia, focusing on the dynamics of its implementation, challenges, and strengthening strategies. Using a literature review method with a qualitative-descriptive approach, this research analyzes various literature sources from 2019-2024 through systematic literature review (SLR) and critical discourse analysis (CDA). The results show that Pancasila plays an effective role as an instrument that bridges Indonesia’s diversity with universal democratic principles, as well as a filter in the adoption of global democratic values. Implementing Pancasila values in the context of democratization requires a comprehensive approach that includes strengthening leadership, revitalizing education, and adapting to digital transformation. This research contributes to the development of a strategy to strengthen Pancasila-based democracy that is adaptable to the times, but still rooted in the noble values of the Indonesian nation.

Twitter has become a social media that is widely used to communicate, communicate information, obtain information, and is often used as a place to discuss issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The @erlanishere account is one of the humanitarian activists who regularly posts about the Palestinian situation. The stories presented not only provide information, but also arouse the emotions of the public and raise awareness and solidarity with the suffering of the Palestinian people. So this account is appointed as the Commander of the Netizen Julid Anti-Israeli Special Operations Unit. Only by using the tag, @erlanishere can coordinate netizens to voice the Israeli conflict in Gaza. In this way, the information can spread to netizens throughout Indonesia. The research into @erlanishere's account aims to understand the narrative of Israeli atrocities in Palestine and their impact on public perceptions. Using the critical discourse analysis method by Teun A.Van Dijk, the results of the research on this @erlanishere account were, able to mobilize public support and sympathy for Palestine, through the use of emotional language, visualizing violence, and presenting critical facts about Israeli actions.    

The type of research is descriptive-qualitative that describing how existence of values of Pakkio Bunting in oral literature of Makassar.The instrument of research is researcher as key instrument. Researchers try to interpret carefully through experience as native speakers. Data analysis technique is conducted through 3 (three) cycles namely data collection, data reduction, and drawing conclusions and verification. Van Dijk’s theory as an analytical tool with grand theory of hermeneutics as an analytical tool or interpreter.Based on the results of the analysis found several values, this relates to the values of (1) happiness, (2) togetherness, (3) feelings, (4) ideals and expectations, (5) prayer, (6) degree of parents, (7) respect, (8) responsibility, (9) obedience to parents, (10) humility, (11) loyalty, (12) advice, and (13) politeness. All values in the poem describe the existence of Makassar people in local and universal life.The research provides invaluable benefits for Indonesian and Regional Language and Literature teachers in developing learning materials in class, especially in learning appreciation of poetry and prose of local culture in each region or country.    

This research analyzes the song "Runtuh" popularized by two well-known indie musicians in Indonesia, Feby Putri and Fiersa Besari. The method used to analyze this song is using the Critical Discourse Analysis method which is used as a method to explore how the trend of independent music is being loved by independent music lovers, especially teenagers who have a connection to this song so that the song "Runtuh" has a very meaningful meaning and is able to understand the situation experienced by listeners, especially teenagers. Based on the comments on the music streaming platform, it shows that this song is not only a reflection of the songwriter's personal experience, but can represent the younger generation, especially teenagers who often feel marginalized by a situation. Furthermore, this research is expected to contribute to the role of the independent music scene in Indonesia in shaping identity among young people or teenagers.

This research aims to reveal racism in a number of posts on X's social media regarding Chinese ethnicity. These posts were studied using Theo Van Leeuwen's qualitative critical discourse analysis approach. This approach will reveal the process of inclusion and exclusion in posts about Chinese ethnicity. This process shows the existence of racist attitudes towards this group. The data analyzed are uploads, comments and interactions related to Chinese ethnicity on the social media platform X. The data collection techniques used in this research are documentation techniques and note-taking techniques. This research concludes that the exclusion processes found were passivation and nominalization, while the inclusion processes found were objectivation, abstraction, nomination, determination, indetermination, assimilation, and association. Through this analysis, it was revealed that the discourse in the upload reflected the attitude of the account user towards ethnic Chinese through the upload that had been written.  

The presence of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community has sparked considerable controversy in Indonesia, especially on social media, which has become a popular platform for interaction. TikTok, in particular, has provided a space for the LGBT community to express themselves through sharing content. This study focuses on the opposing attitudes manifesting as discrimination towards the TikTok account @Ockmockey16. The research employs Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis technique with a qualitative approach. The findings reveal interactions in the comment section of @Ockmockey16's TikTok account where numerous responses exhibit opposition, employing connotations and metaphors aimed at marginalizing the LGBT community. Examples of such connotations or metaphors include sosis ketemu sosis, pedang pedangan, pisang kepok dan pisang candi, musang jantan dgn musang jantan.

This study aims to analyze how ChatGPT has an impact on the way students and students think critically in the academic field. This article examines this topic based on descriptive qualitative research techniques with the perspective of critical discourse analysis, Foucault's model of knowledge and power. The media used as material for analysis in this research is excerpts from the GCED ISOLAedu podcast with the podcast title "ChatGPT: This is the Best Response in the World of Education". The results of this research show that critical thinking skills can be threatened if humans as actors do not have awareness of ChatGPT technology education itself and require strategies, especially teaching staff, in creating students and students who are able to have ethics and critical thinking skills in responding to ChatGPT technology.

This study explores the discourse surrounding the Agus Salim donation controversy, focusing on how media narratives and legal rhetoric shape public perception. Drawing on two primary sources—articles from Brilio.net and KapanLagi.com—the research employs critical discourse analysis to examine the framing of key events, including allegations of donation mismanagement, legal strategies, and the public's reaction to the case. The findings reveal how media outlets construct competing narratives, emphasizing the roles of public figures, lawyers, and victims in influencing the discourse. By analyzing language use, power dynamics, and ideological positioning, this study highlights the interplay between legal rhetoric and public opinion in cases of social and moral significance. The research contributes to understanding how controversies are framed in digital media and their implications for justice and accountability in contemporary society.

This research aims to focus on the analysis of Teun A. Van Dijk's critical discourse model in online news texts which discuss the murder and rape case of Vina and her lover published by Media Liputan6.com. In this analysis, Van Dijk's model which includes three main dimensions, namely text, social cognition and context, is used to understand how online news discourse describes and manifests these events. The research results show that critical discourse analysis can help in revealing how online news discourse influences and is influenced by ideology, knowledge and interests related to the event. Thus, this analysis can contribute to a deeper understanding of how news discourse can influence and be influenced by the social and ideological context associated with the event.

The use of critical theory as an analytical tool, especially in the context of the use of words in the Djarum 76 cigarette advertisement which raises critical questions. The aim of this research is first, to reveal the implied meaning in the Djarum 76 cigarette advertisement through a critical discourse analysis approach. Second, to explain the social meaning of the use of words in the advertisement in the context of general society. The method used is a critical discourse approach with an analytical descriptive method, which aims to describe the phenomena contained in the advertisement. This research limits its focus to the Djarum 76 cigarette advertisement. The research results show that the Djarum 76 cigarette advertisement has a distinctive presentation style with the use of humorous words but contains implied meaning. These words have become part of popular culture and are able to attract people's attention. Apart from that, Djarum 76 cigarette advertisements are also known for their distinctive jargon, such as "wani piro?" and "I'll give you one wish", as well as Uncle Jin's style which contains social criticism implied in these words.

The flood that hit Demak district in February 2024 has had a major impact on the life of SMAN 1 Karanganyar students. The aim of this study is to see how the flood affects the psychology of students, as described in the article titled "11 districts in Flood Demak Imbas 6 Tanggul Jebol, 93 Thousand Souls Affected". The study uses critical discourse analysis (CDA), which is combined with the Norman Fairclough approaches.The results show that the flood has caused a variety of psychological impacts on students, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Anxiety is marked by fear, anxiety, and restlessness because of the possibility of flooding happening again. Trauma and depression are marked by bad memories and flashbacks about flood events. According to the analysis carried out in the article detiknews, the flood was described as a tragic and sad event. In this article, words like "burst," "affected," and "displaced" are used to describe unstable circumstances. Besides, photos showing the damage caused by the flood are included. The psychological consequences of the victims, however, are not much mentioned in the articles of DetikNews. This article only mentions that floods can cause trauma and stress, but does not discuss how these psychological impacts can affect students' lives, such as their social relationships and learning outcomes. This study suggests that it is important to pay attention to how flooding affects students' psychology.    

The flood that hit Demak district in February 2024 has had a major impact on the life of SMAN 1 Karanganyar students. The aim of this study is to see how the flood affects the psychology of students, as described in the article titled "11 districts in Flood Demak Imbas 6 Tanggul Jebol, 93 Thousand Souls Affected". The study uses critical discourse analysis (CDA), which is combined with the Norman Fairclough approaches.The results show that the flood has caused a variety of psychological impacts on students, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Anxiety is marked by fear, anxiety, and restlessness because of the possibility of flooding happening again. Trauma and depression are marked by bad memories and flashbacks about flood events. According to the analysis carried out in the article detiknews, the flood was described as a tragic and sad event. In this article, words like "burst," "affected," and "displaced" are used to describe unstable circumstances. Besides, photos showing the damage caused by the flood are included. The psychological consequences of the victims, however, are not much mentioned in the articles of DetikNews. This article only mentions that floods can cause trauma and stress, but does not discuss how these psychological impacts can affect students' lives, such as their social relationships and learning outcomes. This study suggests that it is important to pay attention to how flooding affects students' psychology.    

This research aims to describe the framing of the 2024 presidential election news on tvonenews.com and explain the interpretation of the 2024 presidential election news on tvonenews.com. The research method uses descriptive analysis with Pan and Kosicki's framing analysis approach. The main data used comes from political news published in the media tvonenews.com in the period 14 November 2023-14 January 2024. Then the data was analyzed using Zhongdang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki's framing analysis using four analytical structures, namely syntax, script, thematic , and rhetorical. To explain the interpretation of the news, the author uses Van Djik's critical discourse analysis with analysis of social cognition and social context. The results of the research show that Pan and Kosicki's framing analysis revealed that the news framing presented by tvonenews.com was unbalanced and in favor of one of the partners, which could influence people's attitudes and provide different interpretations in society.