NEWS ITEM PART 3

 

Nama         : Devi Lusyany

Kelas           : XII IPS 4

No Absen : 8

 

NEWS ITEM TEXT

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 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

 

How to understand the news:

• What happened? It's about someone, something, or an event

• Who was involved? People involved as perpetrators/perpetrators, as witnesses/ess.

• Where did this happen? The place

• When did it happen? Day and date

• Why is this happening? It's about process, reason, cause and effect.

Choose 1 news from any media and Write the explanation about your it in your blog!

 

Indonesia booked a slowdown in exports in September as demand for its commodities fell. Imports and the trade surplus also slowed. The slowdown came after the country posted a record-breaking trade surplus and exports in August. In trade figures published on Friday, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported exports worth US$20.60 billion for the month of September. While that is up 47.64 percent year-on-year (yoy) following the drastic decline in trade in the early period of the coronavirus pandemic, it marks a slowdown from the 64.1 percent annual growth logged in August. Imports were up 40.31 percent yoy at $16.23 billion in September, also slower than the 55.26 percent annual growth seen in August.

CONCLUSION

News item text is a text that informs readers about newsworthy or important daily events. Newsworthy which means worthy to be reported, so not all events / events can be reported. Only important events or events are newsworthy. If the event / incident is not important then it is not worthy to be reported and known to many people.

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