NEWS ITEM TEXT

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Generic Structure of News Item Text (Struktur News Item Text)

1. Main event/Newsworthy 2. Elaboration/Background 3.Resource of Information (Source)

events Event
sources, namely the part that
Taking from the word "main"
This event background contains contains the opinions of
which means main, then
the background of the event that experts or eyewitnesses. In
"event" which means event,
occurred. Starting from what and addition, it can also be in the
the main event is a paragraph
who was involved, where, when, form of comments from
that contains a summary of
why, and how the incident could various other parties involved.
an event, aka important
events which are the happen.
highlights to be conveyed to
the reader.
Fungsi News Item Text/Tujuan (Purpose) News Item Text

News item text aims to provide information to readers about an important event or
event of value.

In addition, with the news item text, the public can determine attitudes as a response or
response to a news item. For example, with the news about police regulations requiring
motorcyclists to wear shoes, the public will be more orderly for safety reasons and also
avoid sanctions.
Characteristic of
News Item Text
Each text must have its own characteristics to distinguish it from other
types of text. The characteristics of news item text are as follows:
1. The contents of the text focus on an important event or event
2. The language used is short but solid
3. Sometimes prefixed with the name of the city or the name of the publishing media.
4. Usually accompanied by pictures/illustrations as well as a title (headline) that describes the
essence of the event
 Language Features of News Item Text

1. Using simple past tense

The simple past tense is a form of a sentence to express an event in the past. You see, news is only written
when the event has already happened.

2. Using saying verbs

saying verbs are identical verbs that occur in conversational activities.

3. Using action verbs

Action verbs or dynamic verbs are verbs that refer to an action that is visible to others.

4. Using adverbs: time, place, manner

Adverbs are adverbs that describe verbs, adjectives, or other words. In this case, the adverbs used are time, place,
and manner.

Adverbs of time are adverbs of time, place are adverbs of place, and adverbs of manner are adverbs to express
how an activity can be carried out or how an event can occur.
Example of News Item Text

Hundreds of thousands affected by floods, landslides as heaviest rain in 60 years hits southern China
Main Events:
Almost half a million people have been affected by floods and landslides in the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to authorities, after parts of
southern China were hit by the heaviest downpours in 60 years over the weekend.
Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate, destroyed 1,729 houses, damaged 27.13 hectares of crop and caused losses of
more than $250 million, Guangdong's Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday.
Background:
Guangdong is one of at least seven provinces where the record rainfall has caused severe landslides and flooded roads, according to state media. In
southwestern Guizhou province, swollen rivers spilled over roads, sweeping away cars and homes, videos on social media showed. The downpours come
amid warnings by experts that extreme weather is becoming more frequent.
Precipitation in Guangxi, Guangdong and Fujian reached its highest since 1961, local weather bureaus said on Saturday, as those areas recorded an
average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches) in the 46 day period from May 1 and June 15, according to state news agency Xinhua.
That figure is equal to more than 90% of the countrywide average of 672.1 millimeters for the whole of 2021, based on data by the National Climate Center.
Weather experts say conditions are ripe for further heavy rainstorms in the south of the country and heatwaves in the north.
Source:
"Cold and warm air has converged over southern China, and the two sides have entered a deadlock and a tug of war," Wang Weiyue, an analyst at
weather.com.cn, an arm of the China Meteorological Administration, told Reuters.
Heavy rain is forecast to persist until Tuesday in the southern provinces of Guizhou, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and Guangxi and then move northward.
 penjelasan
1. Simple past tense
•Swollen rivers spilled over roads
•Videos on social media showed
•Those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches)
•After parts of southern China were hit by the heaviest downpours in 60 years over the weekend.
2. Saying verbs
•Wang Weiyue, an analyst at weather.com.cn, an arm of the China Meteorological
Administration, told Reuters.
•Weather experts say conditions are ripe for further heavy rainstorms in the south of the country
and heatwaves in the north.
3. Action verbs
•Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate
•Sweeping away cars and homes
•As those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches)
4. Adverbs: time, place, and manner
•Time: As those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches) in the 46 day
period from May 1 and June 15, according to state news agency Xinhua.
•Place: Chinese province of Guangdong
•Manner: Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate, destroyed
1,729 houses, damaged 27.13 hectares of crop and caused losses of more than $250 million,
Guangdong's Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday.