in our daily lives every day of course there's always news that more up to date, which at present through television, newspapers, magazines, internet, etc.
but if you know what the meaning of the news item ?
so on this occasion I will discuss about the news item.
but if you know what the meaning of the news item ?
so on this occasion I will discuss about the news item.
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| Yeah, this is one example of news items from magazines. |
News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.
Note: a news item text tries to answer the 5Ws and 1H questions; What, Who, When, Where, Why, and How relating to the newsworthy. |
Generic Structures of News Items
- Main event or Newsworthy events (tells the event in a summary form).
- Elaboration or Background events (elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident).
- Sources or Resource of Information (comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event).
Analyzing the Generic Structure:
- Main event the main event is: Three died in an accident of the pickup after attending marriage ceremony.
- Elaboration it can be a background, participant, time, and place relating to the accident. It is the detail information for the accident which informs on how the accident happen and who are the victims.
- Source or Resource it can be a witness or statement/treatment of the authority.
Example:
"Town Contaminated"
Newsworthy events:
Moscow – A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.
Background Events :
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.
The accident, which occurred 13 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radioactive fall-out over the base and nearby town, but was covered up by officials of the Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 600 tones of contaminated material were sworn to secrecy.
Sources:
A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.
Language Feature of News Item
• Information on the use of headlines
• Use action verb
• Use Saying Verb
• Use Passive Sentences
• Use Adverbs
