NEWS ITEM PART 1

 

Definition of News Item Text

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.

Generic Structure of News Item Text

1. Main Events : The main incident deserves to be news.

2. Elaboration : An explanation of the background of the incident; the people involved in the incident; the place and time the event occurred; and others.

3. Resource of Information (Source) : News sources; witness comments; expert opinion; and others.

Linguistic News Text Features

1. Brief information contained in the headline.

2. Focus on an incident.

3. Dominant uses verbs, such as conversation, quoted, said, revealed, and so on.

4. Generally use action verbs, which are verbs that show activity.

Purpose Of News Item Text

–To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.

– To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.

The Characteristics / Language Feature of News Item

– Focusing on circumstances (the language is short and concise)

– Using material process

– Using action verbs (verb showing activity)

– Using saying verbs  (reported, said, quoted, said, preached, quoted)

– Using adverb of time, adverb of place, adverb of manner.