Contoh News Item Text
Contoh News Item Text
Landslide in Bukittinggi
Two people died while four others were wounded in a landslide at a yard behind a
house near Teleng market in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra on Tuesday.
Killed were 3-year-old Yusuf, who was the son of a kiosk owner at the market,
Bujang, and 22-year-old Meli, who was a visitor to the market. The injured were rushed to
the Achmad Muchtar and Yarsi hospitals.
Bukittinggi Deputy Mayor Ismet Amziz said Tuesday it was suspected that recent
heavy rainfall had caused the landslide.
News Item
Definition
A news item text is a text which is grouped into the text genre of narration. The main
function of narration is is telling stories or informing about events in chronological order. The
order in the narration can be based of time, place and the events them selves.
Purpose
News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are
considered newsworthy or important.
Generic Structure
The main Generic Structure of News Item Text:
1. Newsworthy event(s)
2. Elaboration ( background, participant, time, place )
3. Resource of information
Language Features
The Language Features of News Item Text:
1. Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
2. Focusing on circumstances
3. Using action verbs
4. Using saying verbs
5. Using adverbs : time, place and manner.
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The following text is another example of news item text is taken from the jakarta post
which is best in revealing what news item is and how it is structured.
Landslide in Bukittinggi
Two people died while four others were wounded in a landslide at a yard behind a
house near Teleng market in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra on Tuesday.
The death people were 3-year-old Yusuf, who was the son of a kiosk owner at the
market, Bujang, and 22-year-old Meli, who was a visitor to the market. The injured were
rushed to the Achmad Muchtar and Yarsi hospitals.
Bukittinggi Deputy Mayor Ismet Amziz said Tuesday it was suspected that recent
heavy rainfall had caused the landslide.
Source: thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/10/two-die-bukittinggi-landslide.html
After reading above example of news item text, it is clearly that news item text is
written to inform the newsworthy. It is socially important to know that there was an accident
of landslide in Bukittinggi which caused two people died.
Additionally the generic structure of above news item is as follow:
1. Newsworthy event: News item text presents the daily newsworthy. In this example of news
item text, the first paragraph is the main event. It informs the reader that a landslide
happened.
2. Elaboration: The second paragraph of this example of news item gives further explanation
about the main event that the two victim were 3 and 22 years old while the injured were
brought to hospitals.
3. Resource of information: The last paragraph is the official statement from the expert or the
authority which strengthen the news of the main event.
Moskow - Seorang wartawan Rusia telah menemukan bukti dari bencana nuklir
Soviet lain, yang menewaskan 10 pelaut dan terkontaminasi seluruh kota.
Latar
Belakang
Acara
Yelena Vazrshavskya adalah wartawan pertama yang berbicara kepada orangorang yang menyaksikan ledakan kapal selam nuklir di pangkalan angkatan laut
dari shkotovo - 22 dekat Vladivostock.
Kecelakaan, yang terjadi 13 bulan sebelum bencana Chernobyl, menyebarkan
radioaktif jatuh-keluar atas dasar dan kota di dekatnya, tetapi ditutup-tutupi oleh
para pejabat dari Uni Soviet. Warga diberitahu ledakan i n reaktor kapal selam
kelas Victor selama reparasi telah menjadi 'panas' dan bukan ledakan nuklir. Dan
orang-orang yang terlibat dalam operasi pembersihan untuk menghapus lebih dari
600 ton bahan terkontaminasi disumpah untuk menjaga rahasia.
Sumber
Informasi
Teks berikut adalah contoh lain dari berita item teks diambil dari pos jakarta yang
terbaik dalam mengungkapkan apa berita dan bagaimana terstruktur.
Longsor di Bukittinggi
Dua orang tewas sementara empat lainnya terluka dalam tanah longsor di halaman
belakang sebuah rumah di dekat pasar Teleng di Bukittinggi, Sumatera Barat, Selasa.
Orang-orang mati adalah 3 tahun Yusuf, yang adalah anak dari seorang pemilik kios
di pasar, Bujang, dan Meli 22 tahun, yang adalah seorang pengunjung pasar. Yang terluka
dilarikan ke rumah sakit Achmad Muchtar dan Yarsi.
Bukittinggi Wakil Walikota Ismet Amziz mengatakan Selasa diduga bahwa curah
hujan lebat baru-baru telah menyebabkan tanah longsor.
Sumber: thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/10/two-die-bukittinggi-landslide.html
Setelah membaca di atas contoh berita teks, itu jelas bahwa berita teks ditulis untuk
menginformasikan berita. Hal ini secara sosial penting untuk mengetahui bahwa ada
kecelakaan dari tanah longsor di Bukittinggi yang menyebabkan dua orang tewas.
Selain itu struktur generik atas berita adalah sebagai berikut:
1. Acara berita: Berita item teks menyajikan berita sehari-hari. Dalam contoh ini berita teks,
paragraf pertama adalah acara utama. Ini memberitahu pembaca bahwa tanah longsor terjadi.
2. Elaborasi: Paragraf kedua contoh ini dari berita memberikan penjelasan lebih lanjut mengenai
acara utama bahwa kedua korban yang berusia 3 dan 22 tahun sementara yang terluka dibawa
ke rumah sakit.
3. Sumber informasi: Paragraf terakhir adalah pernyataan resmi dari ahli atau otoritas yang
memperkuat berita acara utama.