Critical Discourse Analysis of President Prabowo Subianto’s Respons to Food Poisoning During Free Nutritional Meals (MBG)

Authors

  • Ayesha Nazara Prameswari Universitas Nasional Author
  • Sukirno Universitas Nasional Author
  • Arju Susanto Universitas Nasional Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25134/fon.v22i1.426

Keywords:

Critical Discourse Analysis, MBG, News, Van Dijk

Abstract

The Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) has attracted public attention and extensive online media coverage following reports of food poisoning in several regions. This study aims to analyze the textual structure, social cognition, and social context of news coverage concerning President Prabowo’s response to the MBG cases published by detik.com and kompas.com. The research employs a qualitative descriptive method using Teun A. Van Dijk’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework, with data collected through close reading and note-taking techniques. The findings indicate that although both media outlets discuss similar themes, they differ in their reporting emphasis. Detik.com focuses on the government’s role in addressing the cases and includes critiques from education supervisors regarding the program’s failure to meet nutritional standards. In contrast, Kompas.com highlights governmental accountability and stresses the importance of systematic improvements to the MBG program through structured data presentation. From a social cognition perspective, journalists’ mental frameworks significantly influence news construction. Meanwhile, social context analysis reveals how access to authoritative information functions as a form of power that shapes public opinion on the MBG cases.

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30-03-2026

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Critical Discourse Analysis of President Prabowo Subianto’s Respons to Food Poisoning During Free Nutritional Meals (MBG). (2026). Fon: Journal of Indonesian Language and Literature Education, 22(1), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.25134/fon.v22i1.426