NEWS ITEM pt 1

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DEFINITION 


In English, " news " means news. Of course this is not foreign to us. Some English experts define news item text as follows:

“News items is a text that informs the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.”

News item text is a text that informs readers about newsworthy or important daily events. Newsworthy which means worthy to be reported, so not all events / events can be reported. Only important events or events are newsworthy. If the event / incident is not important then it is not worthy to be reported and known to many people.


THE PURPOSE

The purpose of the News Item Text is

“The purpose of news item text is to inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.”

The purpose of news items text is to inform readers about daily events that are newsworthy or important. And the events that are reported are usually the latest events or events.


Generic Structure

Similar to other types of English text such as narrative text, recount text, or procedure text, news item text also has a general arrangement or structure or is called a generic structure. The generic structure of news item text is as follows:

  • Main Event/Newsworthy Event: is the main story, the part that tells a summary of an important event or event that occurred.
  • Background Event/Elaboration: tells in detail the background of events or events that occurred, who was involved, where and how the events occurred.
  • Source: the last part of the news item text structure, is a news source that can be in the form of statements from sources, witness comments, expert opinions, or statements from related parties from an event.

Language Features News Item Text

In every English text of the News Item Text type , there are linguistic characteristics such as the following:

  • Brief information contained in the headline
  • Focus on the incident
  • Using action verbs
  • Using process materials

Example of News Item Text and its Structure

Below the author includes an example of News Item Text to add to your understanding of the explanation of News Item Text above.
Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan
Newsworthy Event
Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck at 10:35 p.m. on Jalan Sultan last night.
Backgroud Event
The dead were all passengers in the car. Police believe the car may have been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car may not have been using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
Sources
The police said the car should not have been trying to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car–a small Japanese car–should not have been carrying more than five people. The names of the victims are not yet known.

News Item Text 2

Here is a sample news item from the latest news about aftershocks in Nepal

Earthquake aftershock hits Nepal and India, magnitude 6.7

A strong earthquake aftershock struck India and Nepal on Sunday, shaking buildings in New Delhi and triggering an avalanche in the Himalayas.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck the region on Saturday killing at least 1,900 people.
“Another one, we have an aftershock right now,” Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai told Reuters by telephone from base camp on Mount Makalu, 20 km (12 miles) from Everest.
Screams and the sound of an avalanche could be heard over the phone line Vajpai was speaking on. At Everest base camp, Romanian climber Alex Gavan tweeted that the aftershock had set off three avalanches.





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