News Item Pt. 2

 News Item

Definitions of News Item

News item text is a text which informs readers about events are considered newsworthy or important.

News item text is a type of writing that provides up-to-date information about events that are important to report. News item text aims to provide information to readers or listeners. Usually, news item text provides information that is the most recent event.

Purpose of News Item

News item text is used to inform readers, listeners, and viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

Generic Structure of News Item

• Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form.
• Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance.
• Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event.

Language Feature of News Item

• Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text)
• Using saying verbs: “....”, She said, informed, told, reported.
• Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned : Jakarta – ... .. / London-/Bogor-
• Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fact that until now still happen or still in the form of fact, then can use simple present tense.
• Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline.
• Using adverbs: time, place and manner.
• Uses of material processes to retell the event.

Remember how to understand news :

• What's happening? It is about a person, a thing, or an event
• Who is involved? People who get involved as a doer/doers, as a witness/ess 
• Where is this happening? The place
• When is it happening? The day and date
• Why is it happening? It is about a process, a reason, cause and effect

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