NEWS ITEM

Hai guys…aku balik dengan topic yang udah ga asing bagi kita yaitu BERITA,dalam postingan kali ini aku akan mencoba menshare sedikit tentang BERITA.Definisi,fungsi,struktur,contoh berita,dan juga cara menulis headline di Koran,akan aku coba bagikan kepada pembaca blog ku ini,

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       I.            Definition:
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.

 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:

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Andi Mallaranggeng is slated to hand out a new award to 10 former athletes who have had successful post-retirement careers.

The badges will be handed over to Utut Adianto (chess),Rudi hartono (badminton), Susi Susanti (badminton),Purnomo (athletics),John .D. Item (swimming) Budi Dharma Sidi (athletics), Tan Joe Hok (badminton), M. Sarengat (athletics), Leane Suniar ( archery), and Richard Samberra (swimming).

The awards will be handed to the former athletes on the National Sports Day at Gelora Bung Karno Sports Center on Friday. “This awards is important to inspire other athletes ,” the minister said.

How to Write a Newspaper Headline

1. Reread your article; identify the underlying theme.
2. Express the theme in an active voice using as few words as possible.
3. Keep your headline in present tense.
4. Keep it simple. A headline is a short, direct sentence without extra adjectives or adverbs.
5. Provide enough information in the headline to give the casual reader an impression of the entire story.