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The Humanist Expressive Speech Acts of Journalists in The Covid-19 Outbreak
The Humanist Expressive Speech Acts of Journalists in The Covid-19 Outbreak
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integrate virus risk mitigation with provisions to The research related to expressive
reduce harm to mental health is urgently needed. utterance has also been conducted by Ekawati
Several researchers have conducted the (2017) with the title of the article "Kesantunan
research related to journalism. For example, Semu pada Tindak Tutur Ekspresif Marah dalam
research conducted by Mitchell (2014) examines Bahasa Indonesia". Ekawati concluded that non-
the ethics of speaking and the representation of literal indirect face-threatening acts (ironic
thoughts in literary journalism. The article madness) were face-threatening acts that were
written by Mitchel with the title The Ethics of conveyed in an indirect sentence mode with
Speech and Thought Representation in Literary non-explicit meaning. This angry speech act
Journalism discusses how ethics’ speak of focuses on O3 and O2. Although in expressive
journalists. It is only ethical; it has not yet speech acts of blaming and anger there are no
included the form of a journalist's speech. In the maxims that support politeness, anger aimed at
other hand, the researches on speech acts has the third person is a realization of pseudo
been conducted by How & Jan (2019), Ariyanti politeness. Pseudo politeness is in angry
& Zulaeha (2017), Ekawati (2017), Rini & expressions conveyed not to the target or goal of
Wagiran (2018). The title of How & Jan's angry actions but to other people (third person).
research (2019) is "Speech Act of Concern on The maxim of conformity, humility is
the Academic Performance of Malaysian Foster maintained by not conveying anger in a
Children". How and Jan found that its attention prominent manner. Pseudo politeness also
was not only limited to one category of speech functions to maintain social relations between
acts (expressive acts), but outside the categories friends, family and community.
of expressive acts representing acts, directive and Rini & Wagiran (2018) conducted
commissive acts. The results showed that at a research on humanist expressive speech acts
high level (i.e. refocusing), the more speech act with the article title "Humanist Expressive
categories were found because teachers and Utterance Function and Form in Teaching
caregivers voiced concern in hopes of answering Learning Interaction at Vocational High
the foster children's academic needs and School". The results of the study found that the
problems. The refocusing stage is the most form of speech used in the learning interaction
prominent stage of attention in both teacher and was direct and indirect. The humanist expressive
caregiver responses and consists of three speech function is to criticize or suggest, express
categories of speech acts, namely representative, apologies, function to apologize, insinuate, and
directive and commissive. Meanwhile, the suggest.
process and collaboration stages have two From several studies conducted that are
categories of speech acts. related to covid-19, there is no research that
The research of speech acts was also leads to speech actions during the covid-19
conducted by Ariyanti & Zulaeha (2017) with outbreak. The existing research, mostly directed
the title of the article "Tindak Tutur Ekspresif at the health sector. It has no research that has
Humanis dalam Interaksi Pembelajaran di SMA examined the humanist expressive speech acts of
Negeri 1 Batang: Analisis Wacana Kelas". Ariyanti's journalists in the covid-19 outbreak in
research found that the imperative mode of journalists’ expressive utterance. Therefore, this
direct speech tended to be more frequently research study focuses on the humanist
spoken in the observation aspect. The most expressive speech acts forms of journalists
commonly used functions are the critique or during the covid-19 outbreak.
suggest function. The use of humanist expressive
speech acts in learning interactions between METHODS
building school culture, building the image of
the school in the public, and building the The approach in this research is divided
students’ characters. into two, namely the theoretical approach and
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the methodological approach. The theoretical data used in this research is the speech of
approach in this study uses a pragmatic journalists who are suspected to contain
approach. The methodological approach used in humanist expressive speech acts.
this research is a qualitative approach and a The data collection technique used in this
descriptive approach. Qualitative research is a research is using the free-non participatory
research method used to examine the condition listening and recording techniques. In the free-
of natural objects. Qualitative research was non participatory listening technique,
chosen because the researcher's stability based researchers downloaded videos of journalists
on his research experience and qualitative who are well known to the public, Najwa Shihab
methods can provide more complex details and Karni Ilyas, via the YouTube page on the
about phenomena that are difficult to reveal with covid-19 outbreak during March to May.
quantitative methods. Furthermore, the technique used is the note-
The data in this research is in the form of taking technique, the downloaded videos are
speeches from several senior journalists in converted into manuscripts, there are 9
Indonesia, Najwa Shihab and Karni Ilyas during manuscripts from the data that have been sorted.
the covid-19 outbreak. Najwa Shihab is a former The data are then sorted and analyzed based on
news anchor on Metro TV television station. the form and function of the speech, then used
She has served as an anchor on the news as data cards.
program Prime Time Metro Today, Your Voice This study used data validity by means of
and the talk program Mata Najwa. The triangulation techniques of the data source.
recognition of Najwa's professionalism as a Triangulation is a data validity checking
journalist came from within and outside the technique that utilizes something other than the
country. She has received several awards in the data for checking purposes or as a comparison to
field of journalism. Those are awards from the data (Moleong, 2015). Source triangulation
center PWI and PWI Jaya for the 2004 Aceh is done by checking the data that has been
Tsunami report, on Best Journalist Metro TV obtained by listening to the video that has been
(2006) nominated for the Best News Reader for downloaded. Theory triangulation is a variety of
the Panasonic Awards. She was being selected related theories to ensure that the data collected
as a participant in the Senior Journalist Seminar with the requirements.
(2005) which took place in a number of cities in The data analysis method used in this
the US, and she was a speaker at the Asian research is the equivalent method. The matching
American Journalist Association Convention, method used in this study was the pragmatic
nominated for the (top 5) Asian Television matching method, then continued with the basic
Awards (2007) in the category of Best Current technique, namely the Sorting Determining
Affairs / Talkshow Presenter. Until 2020, Najwa Elements (PUP/Pilah Unsur Penentu) technique
Shihab has been a journalist for 10 years. Karni to classify the form and function of a journalists’
Ilyas, has been a journalist since 1972. Until utterances.
2018, we have received 4 awards as a journalist,
the Panasonik Gobel Award (2013), the RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Indonesian Broadcasting Commission Award
(2015), the Panasonik Gobel Awards (2016), The results of research on expressive
and the Panasonik Gobel Awards ( 2018). This humanist speech acts of journalists during this
shows that Najwa Shihab and Karni Ilyas are outbreak found direct and indirect speech acts.
influential senior journalists in Indonesia. Humanist expressive speech acts during the
The data source of this research is that covid-19 outbreak, using direct and indirect
journalists' speeches can be obtained from the forms of speech. Direct speech occurs when
YouTube page http://tiny.cc/abfysz and there is a conventional fit of speech mode and
http://tiny.cc/0bfysz during April to May, the function. Indirect speech occurs when there is a
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mismatch between mode and function in speech. only been at home for 1
The mode of speech in two forms of expressive month due to the Covid-
speech by humanist journalists during the covid- 19 outbreak. Najwa
19 outbreak can be seen in the following table. conveyed that many
people question how
Table 1.The Forms of Expressive Humanist long this pandemic will
Speech Acts of Journalists end.
No Form Mode Frequency 1st : But honestly, no one really
Declarative 52% Journalist knows when this outbreak will
1 Direct Interrogative 3% end. It is impossible for us to
Imperative 3% know without accurate data.
Declarative- 39% (Tapi jujur, memang tidak ada
Imperative yang tahu kapan pandemi ini aka
2 Indirect n berakhir. Mustahil kita bisa
Declarative- 3%
Interrogative tahu tanpa data yang akurat).
The results of the analysis on humanist (data 76)
journalist expressive speech acts on YouTube The utterances of data 76 are the
during the covid-19 pandemic, found that there utterances of the 1st Journalist in the video with
were direct and indirect forms of speech acts. the title Corona: Kepastian diantara
The form of direct speech acts used by ketidakpastian. The utterances are the humanist
journalists, 52% used the declarative mode, 3% expressive speech acts. When there are many
interrogative, and 3% imperative. This shows questions that asks about when this pandemic
the tendency of journalists use the declarative will end soon. Journalists conveyed their feelings
mode in the form of direct speech. The indirect that they also did not know when this pandemic
speech acts used by journalists were 39% in the would end. Journalists also conclude that it is
declarative-imperative mode and 3% using the impossible for the society, including journalists,
declarative-interrogative mode. This shows that to know when this pandemic will end without
journalists tend to use the declarative-imperative accurate data. The utterances have a convention
mode in indirect speech. The followings are the between its mode and function, so that it can be
examples of the utterances. classified into the form of direct speech acts. The
mode used in the speech is declarative mode.
Direct Speech Acts The 1st Journalist uses the declarative mode to
Declarative Mode express feelings, saying that she does not know
Declarative mode is a mode that contains when this pandemic will end.
information that is used to provide information (2) Context : The anchor had a
between interlocutors. This mode states the conversation with the 2 nd
actions that will manifest through the one's Journalist as the chief
willingness to influence the others’ willingness. editor of one of the private
Several journalists' utterances that use the TV stations in Indonesia.
declarative mode are as follows. The topic of discussion
(1) Context : The 1st journalist speaks was the impact of several
on the video entitled regions that have
Corona: Kepastian implemented large-scale
diantara ketidakpastian.. social restrictions, these
In the video, 1st restrictions certainly have
Journalist shares her an impact on the economy
feelings that she has of the society.
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