Textual Analysis of Rohingya Crisis in CNN News

  • Istia Hajar Al Farisy English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia
  • Vidya Mandarani2 English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia
Keywords: Textual Analysis; CNN News Article; Muslim Rohingya

Abstract

News media gives information what happened recently in the world. This study aims to explore the textual analysis of Rohingya crisis in CNN News article. The textual analysis of critical discourse analysis by Van Dijk shows there element; macrostructure, superstructure, and microstructure. In so doing, the study analyzed the news article during November, 2017 – December 2017. Furthermore, the finding is triangulation with critical discourse analysis theory by Fairclough to support findings and avoid subjectivity. The results of the study for macrostructure is the religion in Myanmar influence Myanmar’s government, for superstructure is the CNN News little wordy, but it is interesting for the reader to find out more what Muslim Rohingya condition and for microstructure use stylistic word choice that dramatizes the circumstances in order for the reader as if it has its own arguments. The conclusion is Rohingya are bad condition and make the important figures in the world such as apologize for Rohingya refugees.

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Published
2020-07-02
How to Cite
[1]
Istia Hajar Al Farisy and Vidya Mandarani2 2020. Textual Analysis of Rohingya Crisis in CNN News. International Journal on Integrated Education. 3, 5 (Jul. 2020), 72-75. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v3i5.434.
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