KONFLIK ISRAEL–PALESTINA: ANALISIS WACANA PERBANDINGAN AL JAZEERA DAN THE NEW YORK TIMES = ISRAELI–PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: A COMPARATIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF AL JAZEERA AND THE NEW YORK TIMES

This study aims to identify the tendency of news portals to show their favoritism to one side in a conflict that eventually influences the viewpoints of their readers. This study employs the theory of Critical Discourse Analysis by Teun A. van Dijk, which consists of macrostructure, superstructure, and microstructure. In this study, however, only two of them were applied: macrostructure and superstructure. (a) Macrostructure (thematic) refers to the meaning of the text as a whole; and (b) Superstructure (schematic/plot) is the narrative path that starts with the introduction, moves through the body of the text, and ends with the conclusions. The theory is used to compare the news about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict reported by The New York Times and Al Jazeera. Three news articles from each news website that were uploaded during the time ranging from October 7th, 2023 until April, 2024 with the same topics were picked randomly as representatives. The findings of this study show that The New York Times tends to be in the neutral position, while Al Jazeera favors Palestine more.

Keyword : critical discourse analysis (CDA), media bias, Israeli–Palestinian conflict