News Item

News Item Text - For those of you who are familiar with one newspaper called information media, certainly not so familiar with one of the English text types (Types of Text), News Item Text. While you do not know about the term News Item Text itself, but I am sure you will understand what it is about News Item Text because most of the information written in the paper have the same characteristics.

To that end, Learn English on this happy occasion will bring News Item Text explanations are complete of understanding, communicative purposes, structure of language, linguistic characteristics and also for example. May be useful. Check this out.

A. Definition of News Item Text

News Items Text is one of the (Types Of Text) which gives the reader information about the events that happen everyday. Such events are presented to the reader is an event that is considered important, warm and newsworthy.

B. The purpose of Communicative News Item Text

Communicative purpose of the News Items Text is preaching to readers, listeners or viewers about events or events deemed important or newsworthy.

C. Generic Structure News Item Text

In the English text the manifold News Item Text, there are three sections in each linguistic structure, namely:

1 Newsworthy Event
The first part of the structure of language News Item Text is often called Main Event is part of the telling or containing news about the event or events that are usually in the form of core summary or Summary.

2 background Event
The second part of the linguistic structure of News Item Text or often referred to as the Elaboration is or contains a part that tells about the background of the event or incident, who was involved and where it happened.

3 Source
The last part of the structure of language is part of News Item Text that tells or contains comments, witness incident, expert opinions, etc.. about the event or events reported.

E. Example of News Item Text

Below the authors include examples of News Item Text to add to your understanding of the explanation above News Item Text.

Seven Killed in Accident on Sultan street

Newsworthy Event

Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck at 10:35 pm on Sultan street 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 Sultan street. 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.