Heyooooow, welcome welcome This time i wanna tell u about NEWS ITEM NEWS ITEM Definition of News Item News item text is a text which informs readers about events are considered newsworthy or important. Purpose of News Item News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. 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. 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 -.../London-/Bogor •Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fac...
