An Analysis of The Exclusion and Inclusion Processes of Reynhard Sinaga Case’s in Tribunnews.Com

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out how are the exclusion and inclusion processes ofReynhard Sinaga case in Tribunnews.com.This study used a qualitative descriptive method withthe approach of critical discourse analysis from Theo van Leeuwen to describe how the socialactors are portrayed in the news. The source of data of this study was taken from 10 ReynhardSinaga’s news in a Tribunnews.com. dated the February 1th to February 30th, 2020. There areninety data in Reynhard Sinaga's news containing Exclusion and Inclusion processes. The findingof this research were found three strategies of Exclusion process in the Reynhard Sinaga’s newsnamely Passivation, Nominalization and Substitution of clause and seven strategies of Inclusionprocess, namely Differentiation - Indifferentiation, Objectivation - Abstraction, Nomination -Categorization, Nomination - Identification, Determination - Indetermination, Assimilation -Individualization, Association - Dissociation. The most dominant strategy of Exclusion processfound is Passivation with 9%, and for the most dominant strategies of Inclusion process found areobjectivation – abstraction and determination - indetermination with 23%. The writer would like tooffer the suggestion to students of English department to enrich their knowledge in understandingthe process of exclusion and inclusion when writing, to lecturer, for teaching materials for studentsin order to better understand the use of the Exclusion & Inclusion process strategy and its effectsand journalists, and news writers to be able to write news accurately and with certainty withouteliminating one of the social actors and presenting social actors as they are so as not to have anegative effect on readers and society.