Research Approach Research Data and Their Context

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

This chapter discusses the research method that is used to collect and analyze the data of the thesis, thus to conduct the research systematically. The research method consists of research approach, research data and their context, method of collecting data and method of analysis.

3.1. Research Approach

The researcher used descriptive qualitative method to explain and describe the phenomena which exist in the data by employing related approach which is Critical Discourse Analysis proposed by Fairclough 1989. In the analysis of the data, the researcher will also employ the theory of transitivity proposed by Halliday 2004. Lambert 2012:255 said that a comprehensive summarization of certain events is the goal of descriptive qualitative studies. Sandelowski in Lambert 2012:255 defined that the such kind of research does not need a conceptual or highly abstract rendering of the data. The purpose of this research is to uncover how is the alignment of editorial in certain case. The case used in this research is about Sumber Waras hospital. 37

3.2. Research Data and Their Context

The data of this research are two editorial texts about Sumber Waras case. The data were taken from Media Indonesia and Sindonews dated April 15 th , 2016. The first editorial from Media Indonesia is entitled Pertaruhan Kredibilitas BPK while the second one from Sindonews is entitled Sumber Waras bukan Pertarungan Opini. The researcher chose those newspapers because they have very different points of view in reporting the case. Media Indonesia is a newspaper owned by Mr. Surya Paloh who is also the leader of National Democrat Nasdem Party. It has been known that the party supports every movement made by the recent governor of Jakarta; Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok. That is the reason why the editorial of Media Indonesia focuses on BPK. Sindonews newspaper was chosen because it has a different view in the case. The newspaper is owned by Mr. Hary Tanoesodibjo. Mr. Hary Tanoesodibjo or known as Mr. HT had an important position in Nasdem Party. He resigned from the party in January 2013 because he had a different view from the party. That could be the reason for the editorial giving its focuses not only on the representation Sumber Waras case itself but also on the one who should be responsible for the case.

3.3. Method of Collecting Data