MARGINALIZATION OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE REPORTING OF THE NUSANTARA CAPITAL CITY PROJECT

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The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project is dominated by the narrative of a "Smart Forest City," which is closely associated with progress and modern technology, but in reality, it often obscures and marginalizes the indigenous communities of East Kalimantan. This research aims to 1) deconstruct the language structure that marginalizes the indigenous people of the Balik Tribe, 2) reveal the meso-level discursive practices related to news production as a strategy of resistance against the silencing of discourse surrounding the marginalization of indigenous people, and 3) explain the macro-level socio-cultural practices by connecting the discourse in news texts to the broader context of agrarian injustice in the IKN area. This research is qualitative, using Norman Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis model. The research findings indicate: first, the textual dimension portrays the Balik Tribe as victims of structural violence and the state as predatory actors. Second, the dimension of discursive practice serves as a counter-hegemony to combat the silencing of local voices by negating government claims. Third, the socio-cultural dimension criticizes the developmentalist ideology that eliminates indigenous rights. This research found that AMAN media serves as a symbolic tool for maintaining justice amidst the dominance of state narratives.

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