news item part 1

 Name : Fariza Ulima Yasmin (12)

Class: XII IPS 4 

News Item

 

Definition of News Item

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 to be news.

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

Purpose of News Item

News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.
Or
– 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

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 – … .. / 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

Example of News Items Text

Manado: After several days of increased activity, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has announced that North Sulawesi’s Mount Lokon erupted at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday.
The height at which lava shot out of the volcano was unknown as clouds blocked the full view. The agency declared areas within a 2.5-kilometer radius from the mountain’s peak dangerous and urged nearby residents to stay alert.
There are no residential areas within that zone. “There might be other eruptions. We call on the residents to stay calm,” agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement sent to The Jakarta Post. The agency said that the residents living outside the zone did not need to evacuate yet.

Analisa Genric Structure terhadap Contoh News Item Text

1. Newsworthy event: Jelas dinyatakan pada berita bahasa Inggris diatas bahwa peristiwa yang dilaporkan adalah meletusnya gunung berapi di Sulawesi Utara.

the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has announced that North Sulawesi’s Mount Lokon erupted at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday

2. Background events: Dengan terjadinya peristiwa gunung berapai, background eents yang dinyatakan adalah bawah area sejauh 2.5 km dinyatakan berbahaya.

The agency declared areas within a 2.5-kilometer radius from the mountain’s peak dangerous and urged nearby residents to stay alert

3. Source: sumber berita adalah pernyataan seorang juru bicara yang mengatakan bahwa penduduk yang tingal diluar area berbahaya tidak perlu dievakuasi.

The agency said that the residents living outside the zone did not need to evacuate yet.

Begitulah contoh news item text dalam bahasa Inggris dan pembahasan generic structurenya. Semoga bermanfaat dan kita selalu waspada serta merawat alam yang dianugerahkan kepada kita.