News Item


News item text is a factual text which inform reader or daily newspaper about events of the day which are regarder as newsworth or important.

The generic structure of News item :
Headline.
Correspondence.
Newsworthy events :
Recounts the event in summary form.
Background events :
Elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstances.


Sources :
Comments by participants in, witness to and authorities expert on the event.


Linguistic features :
ღ Action verbs.
ღ Verbal verbs.
ღ Mental verbs.
ღ Temporal circumstances.
ღ Spatial circumstances.
ღ Specific participants.


The Structure of the text consist of three parts :
1. Newsworthy Event : Recount the events is summary form.
2. Background Event : Elaborate what happened, to whom and in what circumstances.
3. Source : Comments by participants in witnesses to, and authorities expert on the Event.


Example of News item :

This is news today. This morning, December 10, 2007. Many people marched on jl. Slamet Riyadi, Solo, Commemorating the International human rights’ day. They stated their resistance on any human rights violation. They also wrote their resistance on some banners.