Ideological Construction In Digital News Media: Discourse Surrounding The 2024 Election

The role of the media ahead of the 2024 election has become a polemic among society. One of them is caused by election coverage in the mass media which is different based on the ideology espoused by the media. This condition also has a tendency for similar patterns to occur in the elections that will be held in 2024. Various surveys have now emerged regarding strong candidates to become President of the Republic of Indonesia. This research employs critical discourse analysis research methods to reveal the ideology of each digital media that is the object of this research and its implementation in reporting the 2024 Presidential Election. The Critical Discourse concept that will be applied in this research is Theo van Leeuwen's exlusion and inclusion of social actions and actors framework. The results of the research show that the three digital dailies with the highest level of trust in Indonesia, kompas.com, cnnindonesia.com, and merdeka6.com, show varying views regarding the four main issues in their reporting. These differences reflect different ideologies.