A GENRE ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH EDITORIALS REGARDING HARD NEWS IN BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER

Abstract

This study presents a genre analysis of English editorials regarding hard news in broadsheet newspaper focusing on move analysis. It aims to investigate structural organization of those editorials through examination of common move structures, and communicating intentions of the genre. The data consist of 30 English editorial texts of broadsheet newspaper. In analyzing move of those editorials, it reveals that there is one common move structure in broadsheet newspaper’s editorials which consists of four moves: 1) presenting case, 2) offering case, 3) reaching the verdict, and 4) recommending action. In addition, the study discovered that the communicating intentions of the English editorials genre mainly aim to motivate and persuade readers to consider ideas or to give opinions that oppose or support the information provided in those editorials as well as to express strong opinions in order to stimulate some reaction from readers.