NEWS ITEM

What is News Item?

1.   Definition of News Item

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

2.   Generic Structure of News Item

    1. Main event

    2. Elaboration (background, participant, time, place)

    3. Resource of information

3.    Language Feature of News Item

    1. Focusing on circumstances

    2. Using material process

4.   Examples and structures of the text

Example of Procedure

A.  Malaysian Women Suggested to Carry Condoms

Malaysian Deputy Health Ministry urged every woman to carry a condom to protect against HIV, a news report said.

“This is not to debate them but to protect them. Women are the first ones to get exploited by their partners (whom are infected by HIV-positive)” Abdul Latif Ahmad was quoted as saying by Sunday Star Newspaper. “But this just a suggestion, it’s up to them”.

Abdul Latif made remark to coincide with the International Aids Memorial day, which was celebrated openly for the first time in Malaysia, in bid to reduce stigma for HIV-victim. In the past the event was held behind closed door.

Last year, 745 Malaysian women were identified as HIV-positive and 193 were diagnosed with AIDS, he said in the report. Officials have said nearly 81000 Malaysian  have been infected with HIV, less then 10 percent are woman, but the number is steadily rising.

Malaysian Aids Council president, Adeebah Kamarulzaman, was quoted as saying besides sex workers, many women who contract HIV are housewives, were infected unknowingly by their husbands. “It’s not that people don’t know that condoms can protect them. But there are some men who don’t care to take precaution, even though they know they have HIV” she said.

(Source The Jakarta Post, June 01, 2008)

B.  Indonesian Maid in HK Court after Having Sex

A 45-year old Indonesian maid admitted having sex with her Hong Kong employer’s 14-year old son after watching internet porn together.

The maid is a divorcee and a mother of two children. The maid, named Suwartin, had worked with the boy family. A court heard how the maid had sex with the boy in relationship that lasted five months. The boy tried to end the affair but she refused. The teenager eventually confessed to the relationship to the leader of Christian group he belonged to.

Then the maid was arrested. She pleaded guilty to five charges of committing an indecent act with underage partner. She will be sentenced in two week’s time.

She later apologized and said that she would live with the shame of what she had done for the rest of life. “She had acted out of loneliness” the maid’s lawyer said.

(Adapted from Reuters, Hong Kong, May 6, 2008)

C.   Indonesian Maid beheaded

An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer, the Saudi Interior Minister said.

The woman was beheaded in the Southern Asir province in what was the second execution in the country.

The maid was earlier found of suffocating her female boss and stealing her jewelry. Rape, murder and other serious crimes can carry the death penalty in the conservative desert kingdom.

Last year, Saudi Arabia, which follow a strict interpretation of Syaria, Islamic law executed more than 130 people. 

 (Taken from: www.news.bbc.co.id)

SMALL NOTES

News Item (Berita) Ciri Umum:

(a) Tujuan Komunikatif Teks:

Memberitakan kepada pembaca, pendengar atau penonton tentang peristiwa-peristiwa atau kejadian-kejadian yang dipandang penting atau layak diberitakan.

(b) Struktur Teks/Generic structure

  Newsworthy events; Kejadian inti.

  Background Events; Latar belakang kejadian, orang yang terlibat, tempat kejadian dsb.

  Sources; komentar saksi kejadian, pendapat para ahli, dsb

.

(c) Ciri Kebahasaan:

•       Informasi singkat tertuang dalam headline

•       Menggunakan action verbs

•       Menggunakan saying verbs, misalnya say, tell, dsb.

•       Menggunakan kata keterangan, misalnya badly for 11 years

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