International Review of Humanities Studies
Abstract
The Brexit referendum has stimulated European media to highlight the impact for Britain and other European Union countries. As a country established with two different political ideologies, French media has the ability to cover the latest global issues from the point of view of their political ideology. This research aims to see whether the French media shows a negative framing towards Britain and maintains the media ideology, right (Le Figaro) and center-left (Le Monde), in publicizing the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the cancer diagnosis of King Charles III. This qualitative research uses the Creswell (2014) method, syntactic theory by Le Querler (1994), and media framing by Pan & Kosicki (1993). The research found that there is no negative sentiment from French media towards Britain. However, Le Figaro’s coverage reflects a negative framing towards the news of Charles III's current health. This is evidenced through the usage of simple sentences (les phrases simples) with a direct approach in Le Figaro’s headlines to give the impression of its focus to the continuation of the monarchy. By contrast, Le Monde’s coverage tends to use compound sentences (les phrases complexes) in the headlines with a descriptive content that focuses on the reader’s emotions. The dismantling script and rhetorical structure of news media framing by Pan & Kosicki (1993) are the essential elements of this research to identify how the French media frames news regarding two leaders of the British monarchy.
Bahasa Abstract
Peristiwa Brexit mendorong media berupaya untuk menyorot dampak peristiwa tersebut terhadap Inggris dan negara anggota Uni Eropa lainnya. Sebagai negara yang memiliki dua ideologi politik media kontras, media Prancis berkemampuan membentuk realitas masyarakat terhadap masalah global berdasarkan ideologi yang dianutnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat apakah media Prancis menunjukkan adanya sentimen negatif terhadap Inggris dan mempertahankan ideologi politik media, kanan (Le Figaro) dan tengah-kiri (Le Monde), dalam publikasi kematian Ratu Elizabeth II dan kondisi kesehatan Raja Charles III. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif Creswell (2014), teori sintaksis Le Querler (1994) dan framing media Pan & Kosicki (1993). Hasil penelitian tidak menemukan sentimen negatif kedua media Prancis terhadap Inggris. Namun, terdapat pembingkaian secara negatif oleh Le Figaro terhadap publikasi berita kesehatan Charles III. Kalimat sederhana (les phrases simples) dengan isi yang lugas mendominasi judul Le Figaro. Sementara itu, Le Monde mayoritas menggunakan bentuk kalimat majemuk (les phrases complexes) dengan isi yang dramatis sehingga terkesan lebih deskriptif. Pembongkaran struktur skrip dan retorika teks berita milik Pan & Kosicki (1993) merupakan elemen esensial dalam penelitian untuk mengidentifikasi bagaimana media membingkai berita mengenai dua Kepala Negara Inggris.
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Ghefira, Prazna Alyfia and Laksman-Huntley, Myrna
(2025)
"POST BREXIT: FRENCH MEDIA’S VIEWS ON THE BRITISH MONARCHY,"
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DOI: 10.7454/irhs.v10i1.1351
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