ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF JOURNALISTIC LANGUAGE IN BUILDING A BALANCED LEGAL NEWS NARRATIVE

: Legal news has a crucial role in providing information and understanding to the public about ongoing legal cases. However, often the news can be affected by certain biases or viewpoints, which can affect the objectivity of the news narrative. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the role of journalistic language in building balanced legal news narratives, by considering aspects of objectivity and equality of information. The research method in this study is qualitative. The data collection technique was carried out by literature study obtained from Google Schoolar and legal news articles published in the 2020-2023 period in various trusted mass media. The data that has been collected will be analyzed qualitatively using content analysis techniques. The results showed that a balanced legal news narrative must meet specific criteria, including prioritizing fairness, accuracy, and neutrality in the delivery of information. Democratic journalistic language avoids differences in level or rank in the use of language and prioritizes active sentences to be more easily understood by readers. In addition, journalistic language must also adhere to standard language rules and ethics to reflect honesty, sincerity and respect for individual privacy. By adhering to these criteria, legal news narratives can be considered balanced, able to provide a comprehensive picture, and respect the interests of society as a whole.


INTRODUCTION
Journalistic language, known as press language or media language, is one form of creative language used in Indonesian.
Journalistic language includes a variety of academic language, literary language, philosophical language, and business language.The language of journalism is halfway between the language of science that is dominated by facts and lacks style, and the language of literature that prioritizes creativity and style.In its application, journalistic language sticks to facts but still has an interesting style.Writing in journalistic language considers space and time limitations, so efficiency and effectiveness are important.Journalists have to face deadlines in writing for the mass media, so the choice of words and writing style must be carefully arranged.
In addition, journalistic language also needs to be adjusted to the audience or audience that is the target reader or audience (Hariyanto, 2019).
Journalistic language is the language used in news writing.A journalist must comply with the rules of 969| Analysis Of The Role Of Journalistic Language In Building A Balanced Legal News Narrative journalistic language in writing news so that it is easily understood by the public.
News writing must follow standard sentences or language to maintain clarity and fluency in the reader's understanding.

Good journalistic
language not only makes it easier for readers to understand information, but also strengthens the existence of mass media companies.Proper and correct language can increase media credibility and reputation (Anti et all, 2020).
In news writing, there is the potential for errors in the use of language that can have a fatal impact, such as reducing readers' understanding of the standard language.In addition,

RESEARCH METHODS
The research method in this study is qualitative.According to (Sugiyono, 2018)  that has been collected will be analyzed qualitatively using content analysis techniques.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The Importance of Journalistic

Language
Journalistic language is the scale or variety in Indonesian, just as there is legal language or commercial language.
Although journalistic language has a number of specificities, journalistic language is a standard Indonesian,

j. Avoid technical words or terms
Because it is intended for the public, journalistic language must be simple, easy to understand, light to read, not make the brow wrinkle let alone make the head throb.
k. Comply with standard language rules and ethics One of the main functions of the press is education, educating (to educate).This function is not only reflected in the content of the news, reports, images, and articles, but must also be visible in the language.
On the language of the ethical knot.
Language not only reflects a person's thoughts but also shows that person's ethics.

Balanced Legal News Narrative
The Democratic journalistic language avoids differences in rank or rank in language use and prioritizes active voice to make it easier for readers to understand.In addition, journalistic language must also be subject to standard language rules and ethics to reflect honesty, sincerity, and respect for individual privacy.By adhering to these criteria, legal news narratives can be considered balanced, able to provide a comprehensive picture, and respect the interests of society as a whole.
Schoolar and legal news articles published in the period 2020-2023 in various trusted mass media.The data Rokibullah | 970 973| Analysis Of The Role Of Journalistic Language In Building A Balanced Legal News Narrative A balanced legal news narrative must meet specific criteria, including promoting fairness, accuracy, and neutrality in the delivery of information.