Task 2 M4 LA1

Now, you will analyze the SOCIAL FUNCTIONS of the three news reports, by analyzing the
issues, the target readers, and the points of interests or importance, by answering the following
questions.

1. Who might be interested in reading each news report?

Target Readers
1. People in General
2. Civil around there
3. Natural observer
3. Government
5. Police
6. Businessman

2. What is each reporter’s position towards the issue? Provide the related words, expressions,
and sentences as evidence to support your argument.
1) Reporting the event by just retelling the information given by the main source.
Evidence:
 The disaster agency said "A group of people came to gather up oil and they weren't
supposed to be there,"
 "This is a case of illegal drilling and the ones responsible for it must be dealt with by
the law," . Agung Pribadi, a ministry spokesman.
 Lieutenant Colonel Wahyu Kuncoro, chief of the East Aceh district police, told
reporters at the scene that firefighters were trying to "break the chain of oxygen" in the
well to stop the fire. He confirmed the well operation was illegal, but he said many
villagers depended on it for their livelihood.
 "Oil doesn't come up to the surface easily in these old wells, so they try to pump it up
manually, then try to separate the oil by distillation in barrels, and that's where they
probably had the fire," said Mangantar Marpaung, former chief of the Indonesian
Mining Fire and Rescue Agency.

3. How would each news report enlighten its readers? Provide the related words, expressions,
and sentences as evidence to support your argument.
Reading the news report, the readers will have good understanding about:
1. The event or accident
Evidence:
 A fire erupted at an illegal oil well site in Indonesia's northernmost province on
Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring about 40 others, some of whom
were badly burnt, authorities said.
2. The sources of the information:
Evidence:
 The National Disaster Management Agency.
 Agung Pribadi, a ministry spokesman.
 Lieutenant Colonel Wahyu Kuncoro
 Mangantar Marpaung, former chief of the Indonesian Mining Fire and Rescue
Agency.
3. The reason of A fire erupted at an illegal oil well site:
Evidence:
 Local news reports said it may have started with a spark from a blowtorch or a
worker smoking a cigarette.
4. The time of the accident:
Evidence:
 On Wednesday, around 1.30am
5. The location of the accident:
Evidence:
 At village of Pasir Putih in East Aceh district
6. Victims
Evidence:
 At least 18 people and injuring about 40 others
7. Authorities attendtion the accident
 Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the state-owned oil
company Pertamina sent teams to Aceh.
 Lieutenant Colonel Wahyu Kuncoro, chief of the East Aceh district police
 Mangantar Marpaung, former chief of the Indonesian Mining Fire and Rescue
Agency