News Items

News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day.

Social function of news items text is to inform the readers about events of the day which are considered news worthy or important.

Generic structure

1. Newsworthy events, the main event that deserves to be news
2. Background of the event, a description of the background of the events, where is the event, etc
3. Resource of information, news sources, comments of the witnesses, opinion of experts, etc

Language features

1. Using action verb
2. Using saying verb
3. Using adverb of time, adverb of place and adverb of manner

Example

Title	Growing Number of High School Student Smoking
Newsworthy events	A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country are junior high school students. It also revealed 89 percent of young female employees were smokers.
Background of events	The survey was conducted in five major cities across the country, including Surakarta in Central Java. Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agency’s respiratory illness division, said that the finding of the survey showed an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. "This situation is a cause for concern,” he said. “It appears the country’s younger generation is uneducated about the health risks of smoking.” The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedly been deemed as ineffective as the government refuses to sign the international convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette producers contributed to a large amount to state revenue and gave jobs to thousands of workers.
Resource of information	Source: www.tempointeraktif.com