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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/event is not important then it is not worthy to be reported and known to many people.

The Purpose of News Item Text

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

Generic Structure

Similar to other types of English text, such as narrative text, recount text, or procedure text, news item text also has a general structure or structure or is called a generic structure. The generic structure of news item text is as follows:

1. Main Event/Newsworthy Event: is the main story, the part that tells a summary of an important event or event that occurred.

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

3. Source: the last part of the news item text structure, is a news source that can be in the form of statements from sources, witness comments, expert opinions, or statements from related parties from an event.

Language Features News Item Text

In every English text of the type of News Item Text, there are linguistic characteristics such as the following:

1. Brief information contained in the headline

2. Focus on the incident

3. Using action verbs

4. Using material processes

Example of News Item

Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan

Newsworthy Event

Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck at 10:35 p.m. on Jalan Sultan last night.

Background Event

The dead were all passengers in the car. Police believe the car may have been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car may not have been using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.

Sources

The police said the car should not have been trying to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car–a small Japanese car–should not have been carrying more than five people. The names of the victims are not yet known.

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