News Item ~ Part 1

📰 News Item 📰

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🌼🌼Definition of News Item Text 

In English, "news" means news. Of course this is not foreign to us. Some English experts define news item text as follows:

“News items is a text that informs the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.”

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.

🌼🌼The purpose of news items text

The purpose of news items text is to inform readers or news listeners about daily events that are newsworthy or important. And the events that are reported are usually the latest events or events.

🌼🌼News Item Text Characteristics

• Brief, information about the story captured in the title
• Using action verbs
• Using the past tense in explaining news events
• Using saying verbs
• Using adverbs: time, place and manner.

🌼🌼Generic Strukture News Item Text

• Main Event/Newsworthy Event 

Main worthy event is the main news, the part that tells a summary of an important event or event that occurred.

• Background Event/Elaboration 

Background Event/Elaboration tells in detail the background of events or events that occurred, who was involved, where and how the events occurred.

• Source

Source, the last part of the news item text structure, sources that provide information related to an event, can be in the form of statements from sources, witness comments, expert opinions, or statements from related parties from an event.

🌼🌼Languange Features Of News Item 

• short, telegraphic information about story capturedin headline
• use of material processes/action verbs to retell the story or event
• use of projecting verba; processes in "Source" stage 
• using adverb like: badly injured, the most beautiful bride in the world

🌼🌼Tips for writing news items

How to arrange News Item text? Check out the steps in detail below:

• Determine the news to be delivered. Preferably the news that is currently hot or current in the community. The warmer the better.
• Write the main story at the beginning of the manuscript you are going to write. This is useful for keeping the reader focused and wanting to read more.
• Write the contents of the news with 5 W + 1 H. That is, the news is about what, when, where, and why this happened. Write down the process in detail.
• Write down news sources. It could also be through eyewitnesses of the incident. For example, there is a fire disaster in a village, write an interview with one of the residents who saw the beginning of the incident.
• After the news draft is ready, start assembling. Since News Item Text is an English script, you can choose one of these two options. Use Indonesian first and then translate into English, or use English directly.

The final part is editing. Manuscripts that have been made should not be published immediately. Need to re-check. The re-check can focus on spelling, functional sentences, and the content of the news is worthy or not suitable for people to read.

🌼🌼Example of News Item Text

Example 1

Town Contaminated

Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.

Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo – 22 near Vladivostock.

A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.

Generic Structure Analysis Example News Item Text

1. Newsworthy events

A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe

2. Background Events

Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion of a nuclear submarine

The accident spread radioactive fall-out over the base and nearby town

3. Source

A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.

Example 2

Indonesian Maid Beheaded

An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer, the Saudi Interior Minister said.

The woman was beheaded in the Southern Asir province in what was the second execution in the country.

The maid was earlier found of suffocating her female boss and stealing her jewellery. Rape, murder and other serious crimes can carry the death penalty in the conservative desert kingdom.

Last year, Saudi Arabia, which follow a strict interpretation of Syaria, Islamic law executed more than 130 people.

Generic Structure Analysis Example News Item Text

1. Main event; an Indonesian maid was beheaded in Saudi Arabia.

2. Background 1; the maid was found guilty of suffocating her bos.

3. Background 2; serious crimes can carry death penalty in Saudi Arabia.

4. Background 3; Saudi Arabia executed more than 130 people last year.

5. Source; the Saudi Interior Minister statement.

Example 3

Bank Robber Interrupts News Broadcast

ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 16 (UPI) — A Minnesota bank robber interrupted a news broadcast about his own crime when he returned to the scene Tuesday.

Video shows KIMT News reporter Adam Sallet reporting on a series of robberies from outside Sterling State bank in Rochester as an employee runs out and points to the robber off camera.

“This is live TV folks,” Sallet said before stepping away from the broadcast to call police.

The feed then cut back to the news anchor who assured the audience that the event was not planned.

Sallet tweeted later in the day that the suspect had been caught.

Generic Structure Analysis Example News Item Text

1. Newsworthy event: Bank robber interrupted a news broadcast

2. Background events: An employee runs out and points to the robber off camera. The audience was assured that the event was not planned. Sallet was stepping away from the broadcast to call police.

3. Source: Sallet tweeted later in the day that the suspect had been caught.

For more details, friends, you can watch the video below

My video 

To better understand it, I have practice questions from my teacher from the module, namely the practice 1, 2, & 3 (page 9-15) and exercise part D & E (page 16-17)

📝📝Practice 1

Try to enrich your vocabulary mastery related to news media sources. match Column A to Column B

A	B
1.      Printed Material (M) 2.      Social Media (N) 3.      Up To Date (F) 4.      Voice (A) 5.      Pictures (B) 6.      Studio (O) 7.      Live Show (E) 8.      Broadcast (G) 9.      To Inform (D) 10.  To Entertain (C) 11.  Web-Based (K) 12.  Hoaxs (I) 13.  Headline (J) 14.  News Anchor (H) 15.  Reporter (L)	A.    Suara B.     Gambar C.    Menghibur D.    Menginformasikan E.     Siaran Langsung F.     Mutakhir G.    Menyiarkan H.    Pembaca Berita I.       Berita Bohong J.      Judul Berita K.    Berbasis Jaringan L.     Wartawan M.   Bahan Cetak N.    Media Social O.    Tempat Sasaran

📝📝Practice 2

News	Characteristics
Newspaper	Printed Material, To Inform
Radio	Up To Date, Voice/Sound, To Inform, Studio
Televisi	Live, Video, To Entertain, News Anchors
Social Media	Up To Date, Digital, Web-Based To Entertain, Hoax
Most people agree that the purposeof the news media-newspapers, magazines, radio and television – is to inform, to educate and to entertain. However, the purpose of the news it self is to inform and to educate your readers, listeners or viewers.

 

📝📝Practice 3

Headlines	Kinds of news
Gresik residents made to dig graves as punishment for not wearing face masks news desk	Education
Indonesia rocked by violent protests against controversial labour law	Politics
Tennis: Novak Djokovic to face Rafael Nadal in French Open final blockbuster	Sport
Singapore’s Benjamin Kheng up for Best Southeast Asia Act at MTV Europe Music Awards	Entertainment
Forum: Schools’ role in youth mental health	Health

 

📝📝Practice Part D

Read aloud and practice it

KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. I'm Kate Bolduan. Thanks so much for joining us this hour. It seems crystal clear now that when it comes to the coronavirus, you cannot have your cake and eat it, too. You can't, on one hand, not do the hard work, not dramatically change behavior, not wait until the science-driven guideposts have been met and then still expect to have nice things. And by nice things, I really only mean getting back to something that looks like normal. It's clear you can't just beat this virus by hoping for the best.

Take a look at the process of reopening schools and universities. In multiple places around the country, COVID outbreaks are forcing school officials to reverse course and suspend in-person learning. The latest and most glaring example, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which announced that it is no longer holding in-person classes for undergrads after about 130 students tested positive for COVID in the first week

📝📝Practice Part E

Exercise: Read the text below. Then decide the generic structures and languange features of the text. Write on your book

Text	Text structure and language features
Singer Yopie Latul Dies after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yopie Latul, a singer popular in Indonesia in the 1990s, died today, September 9. He was 65 years old. The day before, the singer was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19. Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a hospital in Cibinong, West Java. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to express their grief over the loss of the veteran singer. The day before his death, Yopie's son Carllo Latul posted to his personal Instagram account about his father's condition. The post confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Instagram story post said that his father showed no symptoms and none of his family members were infected.	Headline : Singer Yopie Latul Dies after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19     Newsworthy event : TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yopie Latul, a singer popular in Indonesia in the 1990s, died today, September 9. He was 65 years old. The day before, the singer was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19.
	Background : Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a hospital in Cibinong, West Java. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to express their grief over the loss of the veteran singer.
	Sources : The Instagram story Yopie's son Carllo Latul posted to his personal Instagram
	Verbs Used :  Using simple past (Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a hospital in Cibinong, West Java. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to express their grief over the loss of the veteran singer.  Using saying verbs, namely said that, reprt, told
	Quotation Used : use direct and indirect quotes (The post confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new coronavirus.The Instagram story post said that his father showed no symptoms and none of his family members were infected).

 

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