NEWS ITEM

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

It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news.

 The social function of news item:

•         To inform readers/listeners about events which are considered newsworthy or important.

•         Newsworthy means important information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by news media.

The Generic Structure of news item:

•         Headline

•         Newsworthy events ( tells the event in a summary form)

•         Background events ( elaborate what happened, tell what caused the incident)

•         Sources ( comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and experts involved in the event)

Language Features of News Item:

•         Information on the use of headlines

•         Use of action verbs

•         Use of saying verbs

•         Use of direct and indirect speech

•         Past Tense

Look at the following text with its generic structure and language features.

 

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Study this text and decide its generic structure.