News Item

 

WHAT IS NEWS TEXT 

News item text is a text to inform readers of what is happening in the world around them.

STRUCTURES OF NEWS 

Headline

The title of a story in a newspaper and written in three styles: using ALL CAPS, Down style or Up Style. 

Background of the event

The part that covers the story and includes additional information.

Summary of the event

Gives readers the most important information and establishes the voice of the article.

Source

Someone or something that provides timely information

LANGUAGE FEATURES OF NEWS

News item text usually use:

•  Present perfect tense
• Past tense
• Future Tense
• Direct and Indirect speech
• Prepositions
• Articles

There are linguistic features such as the following:

1. Brief information contained in the headline

2. Focus on the incident

3. Using action verbs

4. Using materials

EXAMPLE

Tornado’s wrath ruined the city

Tornado that occurred in russia moscow city yesterday has devastated the whole town in a matter of hours. The storm that occurred during the 39 minutes it has swept at least 49 buildings, four important buildings and swallowed dozens of casualties.

The storm that occurred this time worse than the worst storm ever recorded occurred in moscow since 1973, it can be said that this storm is the worst storm that ever occurred in moscow for 100 years.

To respond to this disaster, the local response agencies have been exerting all his strength to help evacuate victims of the storm. Although the weather has not improved but aid has been channeled to the victims. Not only from the Russian government, but in the form of material aid has been granted by various countries as an expression of their concern.

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Example text and its structure 

           Final examination soon will be held

Final examination test has been counted down in two month, This test will determine all of indonesian student are worthy or not to pass the school. Based from experience of the last year ago, there are so many student worried about difficulty of the test. They criying over time before and after the test held.

In the elementary school, number of students that failed reaches hundreds in all of the school around indonesia, at least about 698 children do not pass this test, this figure dropped dramatically from the previous year which reached 874 children. Meanwhile, the number of students who did not pass even worse that touched the figure of 749 years ago, this is due to a mismatch to shine exam with questions tested.

Generally the problem is due to the fear of students in that will be tested on the exam. But this can be overcome if the student is able to prepare itself in terms of both learning materials and mentally.

Generic structure

Headline : Final examination soon will be held

Newsworthy events: The cause of failed in final examination

Background Events: Educational bacground in indonesia past two years.

Source: Survey that goverment are held.

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