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yukk kite belajar news item ^o^ capcus~
News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.
yukk kite belajar news item ^o^ capcus~
News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.
II. Function:
A news item text tries to answer the 5Ws and 1H questions; What, Who, When, Where, Why, and How. Relating to the newsworthy.
A news item text tries to answer the 5Ws and 1H questions; What, Who, When, Where, Why, and How. Relating to the newsworthy.
III. Generic Structures:
· Main Event / Newsworthy Events à tells the event in a summary form.
· Elaboration / Background events à elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident.
· Sources / Resource of Information à comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event.
IV. Example:
Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan
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.
The dead were all passangers 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.
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.
Note:
1. The first paragraph is NEWSWORTHY EVENTS
2. The second paragraph is BACKGROUND EVENTS
3. The third paragraph is SOURCES
V. How to Write a Newspaper Headline
- Reread your article; identify the underlying theme.
- Express the theme in an active voice using as few words as possible.
- Keep your headline in present tense.
- Keep it simple. A headline is a short, direct sentence without extra adjectives or adverbs.
- Provide enough information in the headline to give the casual reader an impression of the entire story.
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