News Item Text

BY : ANNA TSURAYA PRATIWI (21140008)

 Definition of News Item Text
According to Oxford English Dictionary, News items
is a text that informs the readers about newsworthy
or important events of the day.

•• Newsworthy which means worthy to be

reported, so not all events can be reported.
Only important events are newsworthy. If the
event is not important then it is not worthy to
be reported and known to many people ••

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THE PURPOSE OF NEWS
ITEM TEXT IS TO INFORM
THE READERS ABOUT
NEWSWORTHY OR
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE DAY

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 GENERIC STRUCTURE

NT/NEW SWORTHY
MAIN EVE
EVENT
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BACKGROUND
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EVENT/ELABORAT
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SOURCE
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 1. MAIN EVENT/NEWSWORTHY
EVENT : SECTION THAT TELLS A
SUMMARY OF AN IMPORTANT
EVENT THAT OCCURRED.

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 2. BACKGROUND
EVENT/ELABORATION : TELLS
IN DETAIL THE BACKGROUND
OF THE INCIDENT, WHO IS
INVOLVED, WHERE AND HOW
THE EVENT OCCURED.
 3. SOURCE : A NEWS SOURCE
MAY BE A RESOURCE
STATEMENT, A WITNESS’S
COMMENT, AN OPINION OF
EXPERTS, OR A STATEMENT
FROM A RELATED PART OF AN
EVENT.

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 LANGUAGE FEATURE
INFORMATION ON THE USE OF HEADLINES

USE OF ACTION VERBS

USE OF SAYING VERBS

EXAMPLE : SAID, INFORMED,TOLD, REPORTED

USE OF QUOTED SPEECH/DIRECT SPEECH

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 FLOODS, LANDSLIDES KILL 35 IN CENTRAL JAVA

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) At least 35 people have died after heavy rains and
floods triggered landslides in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Most of the landslides and flooding occurred in the Purworejo subdistrict, where 11
people died and several are reported missing. Disaster officials, the military and police
joined forces with non-governmental agencies and volunteers to rescue and evacuate
residents from affected areas.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency
said, “The landslides buried dozens of homes, and floodwaters inundated thousands of
houses. Of the 35 killed, 31 died in landslides and four died in the flooding. An additional
25 people remain missing.”
Nugroho said that the weather anomaly is the result of several factors including
warm sea temperatures and the massive flow of moist air from the Indian Ocean, resulting
to unstable atmospheric conditions and increased rainfall.

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 Headline Floods, landslides kill 35 in Central Java

Newsworthy Jakarta, Indonesia At least 35 people have died after heavy rains and
Event
floods triggered landslides in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Most of the landslides and flooding occurred in the Purworejo subdistrict,
Background where 11 people died and several are reported missing. Disaster officials,
Event the military and police joined forces with non-governmental agencies and
volunteers to rescue and evacuate residents from affected areas.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster Management
Agency said, “The landslides buried dozens of homes, and floodwaters
Source inundated thousands of houses. Of the 35 killed, 31 died in landslides and
four died in the flooding. An additional 25 people remain missing.”
Nugroho said that the weather anomaly is the result of several factors
including warm sea temperatures and the massive flow of moist air from
Source the Indian Ocean, resulting to unstable atmospheric conditions and
increased rainfall.
 Floods, landslides kill 35 in Central Java

Jakarta, Indonesia. At least 35 people have died after heavy rains and
•Action Verb. floods triggered landslides in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Most of the landslides and flooding occurred in the Purworejo
•Saying Verb. subdistrict, where 11 people died and several are reported missing.
Disaster officials, the military and police joined forces with non-
•Direct speech
governmental agencies and volunteers to rescue and evacuate
residents from affected areas.
Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster Management
Agency said, “The landslides buried dozens of homes, and floodwaters
inundated thousands of houses. Of the 35 killed, 31 died in landslides
and four died in the flooding. An additional 25 people remain missing.”
Nugroho said that the weather anomaly is the result of several factors
including warm sea temperatures and the massive flow of moist air
from the Indian Ocean, resulting to unstable atmospheric conditions
and increased rainfall.
Thanks!

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