News Item

Is the report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; recent information about specific and timely events, or
Information about recent events or happenings, espespecially as reported by newspapers, periodical, radio, or television.


Special Function :

• To inform read or listener or viewer about events of the day which are considered news worth or important.


Generic Structure :

1. News worthy event ; recount the event in summary from.
2. Background event ; elaborate what happened, to whom I what circumstances.
3. Source ; comments by participants in witness and authorities expert on the event.
4. Form ; using simple present and past tense (but generally, prefers simple present tense)


Characteristic :

• Short, brief information about story captured in headline.
• Use material process to retell the event.
• Using saying verbs like say, tell, inform.
• Focus on circumstances.
• Use of projecting verbal process in source stager.
• Using action verbs, like, escape, go, run.



Example :
( a brief sentence cut of some news item)

1. Her family has had no news of her whereabouts for months.
2. The job requirements were news to him.
3. The news of the famous actor’s death was greatly exaggerated.