NEWS ITEM
Author : Mam Sarah
WHAT IS NEWS ITEM?
News items are written pieces that deliver current information about significant events. They can be presented in written or spoken form.
(News item text adalah jenis tulisan yang memberikan informasi teraktual mengenai kejadian yang penting untuk diberitakan. News item dapat disampaikan secara tulisan dan lisan.)
WHERE WE CAN FIND?
What is the purpose?
Information :
Provides up-to-date information on important events.
Memberikan informasi terkini tentang kejadian penting.
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Actuality :
Conveying information that is new and relevant.
Menyampaikan informasi yang baru dan relevan.
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Relevance :
Discusses topics that are of interest to the public.
Membahas topik yang menarik perhatian publik.
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The purpose of news is to inform readers or listeners about important events that happened.
Structure of News Item
Main Event/Newsworthy Event
The main event is the core of the news, providing a summary of the event that will be explained in detail.
Main event adalah inti dari berita, memberikan ringkasan peristiwa yang akan dijelaskan secara rinci.
Background Event/Elaboration
The background event provides a detailed account of the event, including the perpetrator, location, time, other parties involved, and the background of the incident.
Background event memberikan penjelasan rinci tentang kejadian tersebut, termasuk pelaku, lokasi, waktu, pihak-pihak lain yang terlibat, dan latar belakang kejadian.
Sources
Sources are statements, comments, or opinions from individuals related to the event.
Sumber adalah pernyataan, komentar, atau opini dari individu yang terkait dengan acara tersebut.
Language Feature
Action verbs describe actions performed by the subject and are visible to others.
(Kata kerja aksi menggambarkan tindakan yang dilakukan oleh subjek dan dapat dilihat oleh orang lain.
Using Action Verbs
Saying verbs are used to report conversations between journalists and sources.
Saying verbs digunakan untuk melaporkan percakapan antara wartawan dan narasumber.
Using Saying Verbs
News item text is usually written using the simple present tense rule because the information conveyed is still new / hot and important (urgent).
(News item text biasanya ditulis menggunakan kaidah simple present tense karena informasi yang disampaikan masih baru/hangat dan bersifat penting (urgent).)
Using Simple Present Tense
Example:
Ginting and Kevin are playing badminton in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
(Ginting dan Kevin sedang bertanding badminton pada Olimpiade Tokyo 2020).
Example:
Head of the local search and rescue agency, Wayan Suyatna said that, “So far, 34 people have died and 16 are still being searched”.
(Kepala SAR setempat, Wayan Suyatna mengatakan, “Sampai saat ini, 34 orang tewas dan 16 masih dalam pencarian”).
Death Toll from Indonesia’s Volcano Eruption Climbs to 34
Search and rescue operations are still under way to find 16 people missing after the eruption of Java’s Mount Semeru. The death toll from the eruption on Saturday of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s Java Island has risen to at least 34, local officials said, and rescue operations are still under way. Mount Semeru, in the Lumajang district of East Java province, spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 metres (40,000 feet) into the sky, with searing gas and lava flowing down its slopes after the sudden eruption. The disaster left entire streets filled with mud and ash, swallowing homes and vehicles in several villages.
“So far, 34 people have died and 16 are still being searched [for],” Wayan Suyatna, head of the local search and rescue agency, told state media on Tuesday, raising an earlier death toll of 14. He added that nearly 3,700 people have been evacuated from the affected area.
Rescuers have been battling dangerous conditions since the eruption, searching for survivors and bodies in the volcanic debris, wrecked buildings and destroyed vehicles. Search crews deployed dogs on Tuesday to aid the operation.
Mount Semeru has remained active since Saturday, with small eruptions keeping emergency workers and residents on edge. On Tuesday, there were three small eruptions, each spewing ash about a kilometre (3,300 feet) into the sky, authorities said. Officials have advised locals not to travel within 5km (3.1 miles) of Semeru’s crater, as the nearby air is highly polluted and could affect vulnerable groups.
Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 270 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a horseshoe-shaped series of fault lines.
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