Multimodal Portrayal of Joko Widodo on Tempo's Cover Story: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis

An Indonesian-language Tempo Magazine's cover story published in the September 14, 2019 edition was controversially perceived and interpreted by some parties as an insulting discourse towards Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The that undeniably motivated a political issue Indonesia at time. Jokowi's approval of new bills for Corruption Eradication Commission (Indonesian: KPK). In this research, we investigated how had portrayed Jokowi. selected research data. consisted pictorial linguistic modes. analysis, employed Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) approach to reveal ideological meanings behind those After analyzing them, found negatively. negative portrayal came from silhouette mode social actions represented mode. results can scientifically contribute answering question whether insulted or not. Keywords: Cover Story, Insulting Discourse, Widodo, Analysis, Visual Grammar.