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Farida Ainun Z. (14)

Rahma Oktavia F. (25)

Salsabila Atalieani A.
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WHAT IS NEWS ITEM?
 NEWS ITEM
News item is a text which
informs readers about events
of the day.
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PURPOSE OF NEWS ITEM
 PURPOSE

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 events of the
day.
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GENERIC STRUCTURE
GENERIC STRUCTURE

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.
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LANGUAGE FEATURES
 Language Features

1. Focusing on circumstances (using a 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 : Jakarta – … / Medan –
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, then can use simple present tense.
5. Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
6. Using adverbs: time, place and manner.
7. Uses of material processes to retell the event.
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EXAMPLE
 Mount Lokon Erupts In North Sulawesi

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.
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www.freeenglishcourse.info
britishcourse.com
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