News Item

News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.

Function of News Items:

The function of news items is to inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.

Generic Structure of News Item:

- Newsworthy event(s) : recounts the events in summary form

- Background event(s) : elaborate what happened , to WHOM, in WHAT circumstance

- Sources : Comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Significant Grammar features:

- Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline.

- Generally using Simple Past Tense

- Use of material processes to retell the event

- Using Action verbs, ex: run, go, kill, etc

- Using saying verbs, ex: say, tell

- Focus on circumstances

- Use of projecting verbal processes in sources stage

Example of News items:

Alyssa Diva Mustika, a student from Pamekasan Junior High School, East Java, won the gold medal at the International Mathematics Contest held in Romania between March 22 to 29, Antara news agency reported.

Speaking to journalists, Diva said she was glad that she had been able to win the competition, which she said had been very tight. “Thank God I won. I will study harder,” she said.

Indonesia sent 10 students to the competition in Romania. Diva is not the first Pamekasan student to win an international science competition. Oktavian Latief, a student from SMA Negeri 1 Pamekasan won gold at the International Physics Olympiad in 2006. Another student, Shohibul Maromi, won the same award in 2010.

“I thank Diva for giving a good name to Indonesia and Pamekasan on the international stage,” Pamekasan Regent Kholilurrahman said as quoted by Antara