Representation Of Saddam Hussein And George W. Bush In Timemagazine 2003 A Critical Discourse Analysis

The purpose of the study is to showthe representation of Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush in TIME magazine 2003. The first is analyzing the news based on structural element of discourse. The second is analyzing the news based on the representation analysis. This study isqualitative research. There are two types of data; primary and secondary. The primary data sources are three news in TIME magazine 2003; Can This War Be Avoided?, Saddam Addresses Iraqi People and “We Got Him”. The secondary data are another material from some books or internet which related to the study.Both data are collected by library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis. The finding of the research shows as follows: firstly, based in the structural analysis,macrostructure, superstructure and microstructure are arranged well by the reporters. It makes relationship one another.Secondly, based on the prepresentation analysis, Saddam was represented as the criminal and Bush was represented as the hero. Their representation is cause by the reporter’s background which consist of personal identity, knowledge, cultural and value background