Representation Of Saddam Hussein And George W. Bush In Timemagazine 2003 A Critical Discourse Analysisud

摘要

The purpose of the study is to showthe representation of Saddam Hussein andudGeorge W. Bush in TIME magazine 2003. The first is analyzing the news basedudon structural element of discourse. The second is analyzing the news based on theudrepresentation analysis.udThis study isqualitative research. There are two types of data; primary andudsecondary. The primary data sources are three news in TIME magazine 2003; CanudThis War Be Avoided?, Saddam Addresses Iraqi People and “We Got Him”. Theudsecondary data are another material from some books or internet which related toudthe study.Both data are collected by library research and analyzed by descriptiveudanalysis.udThe finding of the research shows as follows: firstly, based in the structuraludanalysis,macrostructure, superstructure and microstructure are arranged well byudthe reporters. It makes relationship one another.Secondly, based on theudrepresentation analysis, Saddam was represented as the criminal and Bush wasudrepresented as the hero. Their representation is cause by the reporter’s backgroundudwhich consist of personal identity, knowledge, cultural and value background.ud