news item

 Purpose                 :  to inform readers, listeners, or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important

Text organization 

-          Newsworthy events

( tell the events in a summary form )

-          Background events

( elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident ) 

-          Sources

( comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the events )

Language              -     information on the use of headlines

-          The use of action verbs ( e.g : bit. Attack, curb )

-          The use of saying verbs ( e.g : said. Added, claimed )

-          The use of passive sentences ( e.g : aceh was bit by a Tsunami in 2004 )

-          The use of adverbs in passive sentences ( e.g : the victims were badly injured )

                  

Source : look ahead an English course 1 ( penerbit erlangga )