264 Seloka: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia 9 (3) (2020) : 264 – 272 https://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/seloka The Humanist Expressive Speech Acts of Journalists in the Covid-19 Outbreak Areni Yulitawati Supriyono  , Ida Zulaeha ,Tommi Yuniawan Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia Article Info ________________ History Articles Received: August 2020 Accepted: Oktober 2020 Published: December 2020 ________________ Keywords: Covid-19, expressive, journalist, speech acts ___________________ Abstract ___________________________________________________________________ This research aims to analyze the humanist expressive speech acts of journalists in the covid-19 outbreak. The data collection technique was carried out by using the free non-participatory technique. The sources of data are the journalists’ utterances on YouTube in the covid-19 Outbreak. The humanist expressive speech act forms used by journalists, is 58% used the direct speech act forms with imperative, interrogative, and declarative modes; and 42% forms of indirect speech acts were declarative-imperative and declarative- interrogative modes. Results of this study shows that journalists use the forms of direct speech acts with declarative mode mostly. The form of indirect speech acts with the declarative-imperative mode are mostly used by the journalists. This research is important to be a journalist's guide so that the utterances spoken can be accepted by the society in the covid-19 outbreak.  Correspondence address: Jl. Welirang I/No 42, RT 05/RW 05, Karangrejo, Gajah Mungkur, Kota Semarang-50235 E-mail: areniyulitawatisupriyono@gmail.com p-ISSN 2301-6744 e-ISSN 2502-4493