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generic structure and language features of news item

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Generic structure and language features of news item text

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Generic structure of News Item

Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form.
Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance
Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

Language Feature of News Item

Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text)
Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, told, reported.
Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned : Jakarta – … .. / Kuala Lumpur – …
Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fact that until now still happen or still in the form of fact, then can use simple present tense.
Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
Using adverbs: time, place and manner. Uses of material processes to retell the event

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