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Sandi Mawarnita H.
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 4 MALANG
Focusing on circumstances
Source:
thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/10/two-die-bukittinggi-
landslide.html
Generic Structure of News Item
1. Main event :
News item text presents the daily newsworthy. In this example of news
item text, the first paragraph is the main event. It informs the reader
that a landslide happened
2. Elaboration :
The second paragraph of this example of news item gives further
explanation about the main event that the two victim were 3 and 22
years old while the injured were brought to hospitals
3. Resource of information :
The last paragraph is the official statement from the expert or the
authority which strengthen the news of the main event