News Item

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This time, I want to explain about News Items. Read carefully!

Definition 

News item text is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important. It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news.

Generic Structure 

1. Newsworthy  Events : recounts the event in a summary form
2. Background Events : elaborate what happened, tell what caused the incident
3. Sources : comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and experts involved in the event

Purpose 

1. To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day
2. To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

Language Features

– 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 – … .. / Kuala Lumpur – …
– 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

News item text belongs to my group

Group C : 

1. Intan Rahmawati (14)
2. Nasywa Nayshilla Rahmadissa (22)
3. Nazwa N.F Riana (25)
4. Rakan Saputra (28)

News item text belongs to another group

That's it, hopefully it can add to your knowledge!

Thank You!

Sources : 

• http://britishcourse.com/news-items-text-definition-generic-structures-purposes-language-features.php