News Item Part 1

 News Item Text

Hello Everyone back to my blog again. this time we will learn together about news items


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Definition of News Item Text

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. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth being news.


Generic Structure of News Item Text

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


Purpose of News Item Text 

News item text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. Another purpose is to present information to the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.


Language Feature of News Item Text 

1. Focusing on circumstances (using simple language in writing the text).
2. Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, told, reported.
3. Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned: Bandung – … / Singapore – …
4. 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, they can use the simple present tense.
5. Short, telegraphic information about the story is captured in the headline.
6. Using adverbs: time, place, and manner.
7. Uses of material processes to retell the event. 

Examples of News Item Text
Indonesian Sailors Free as Pirates' Ransom is Paid
The crew of 20 Indonesian sailors aboard the Sinar Kudus cargo ship were finally freed by Somali pirates on Sunday.
“We received the cash of $4.5 million early this morning. We have abandoned the ship and it is preparing to sail away,” a pirate who gave his name as Geney told Reuters news agency
In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship about 320 nautical miles northeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra. The Sinar Kudus was on its way to the Netherlands from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked.
“The ship is now on its way to the nearest secure port and is being heavily guarded by Indonesian warships,” David Batubara, vice president of Samudra Indonesia told reporters late on Sunday.
Note: "Example" news item. It is arranged from: thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-sailors-free-as-pirates-ransom-is-paid/438494
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110501/wl_asia_afp/indonesiapiracysomalia

Generic Structure of News Item Text in Learning English
1. Newsworthy event: Information on what happened, who experienced it, where, and when it happened
The crew of  the Sinar Kudus cargo ship was finally freed by Somali pirates on Sunday
2. Background events: Several events proceeded and followed the main event stated in the first paragraph
a. Pirates received the cash of $4.5 million early this morning to free the sailor
b. In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship
3. Sources: Statement from the witness, participant, or authorized persons.
David Batubara said that the ship was on its way to the nearest secure port and was being heavily guarded by Indonesian warships

That's all that I can explain and tell all of you about news item text.  Thank you All...
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M.Abdur Rochman
XII IPA 1

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