NATIONAL MASS MEDIA PARTIALITY (ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE USE IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE)

A reliable newspaper should accommodate heterogeneity regarding geographical and psychological readers. The wider the coverage area of a newspaper, more heterogeneous its readers will be. By putting concerns on these two dimensions, is expected to be in neutral position. This impartiality or neutrality mass media becomes intriguing topic when it associated with theory arguing that language cannot since form social practice, as Halliday has always emphasized. study aims describe (1) use (speech acts, speech targets, objectives) political discourse contained editorials Republika Kompas newspapers (2) objectivity newspapers. used qualitative-critical approach. type research descriptive-interpretative and, specifically, critical pragmatic analysis research. Koran shows have different tendencies due ideologies. vision history can determine ideology newspaper. inclined pair 01 (Joko Widodo-Makruf Amin) share similar background related Islam. serial number 02 (Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno), one whom not an Islamic figure.