Sikap Politik Media dalam Polemik Suksesi Raja Yogyakarta:(Analisis Wacana Kritis Terhadap Surat Kabar Harian Kedaulatan Rakyat dalam Polemik Suksesi Kraton Yogyakarta)

Fajar Rodhani Putra , Mada Sukmajati

2016 | Skripsi | Politik dan Pemerintahan (dh. Ilmu Pemerintahan)

Abstract Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has been issuing sabda (words) for four times throughout 2015. Sabda that has been spoken were related to the Kraton Yogyakarta succession. This has creating a pro and contra to any political movement that ha made by Sultan. It has positioned Sultan HB X and Rayi Dalem in the difficult situation regarding to this polemic, therefore they need a medium to express their argumentation. SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat is one of the mass media in Yogyakarta, which have a close relations with Kraton Yogyakarta, has become the medium for the battle of discourse by Sultan and Rayi Dalem. The main question of this research is “What is SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat political standing on the Kraton Yogyakarta succession polemic on the discourse that has been that constructed?” This research will base on the theoretical framework on discourse theory by Teun van Dijk. In order to answer this question, the writer used a qualitative methods on discourse analysis since this methods is able to investigate the reality that has been developed by the media that not only based on the text, but also discovering the social cognition and context. Based on the investigation, it found out that from March 2015 to January 2016, SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat is did not firmly support neither Sultan nor Rayi Dalem. SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat tends to support both of the parties by accomodating both discourses. This showed by the editorial and the news by SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat that showed the balance of opinion for the parties. Moreover, from the reporter point of view, there are no tendency on where SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat’s reporter’s preference forsupport. In other words, SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat has the same strong relation with Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and Rayi Dalem on influencing the process of discourse construction. Key word: Political Attitude, Mass Media, Discourse Analysis, Succession of Kraton Yogyakarta.

Kata Kunci : Komunikasi Massa; Media Massa