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NewsItemText
PostedonAugust22,2011

WhatisNewsItem?
1. 1.DefinitionofNewsItem
Newsitemisatextwhichinformsreadersabouteventsoftheday.Theeventsareconsiderednewsworthyor
important.
1. 2.GenericStructureofNewsItem
1.Mainevent
2.Elaboration(background,participant,time,place)
3.Resourceofinformation
1. 3.LanguageFeatureofNewsItem
1.Focusingoncircumstances
2.Usingmaterialprocess
1. 4.Examplesandstructuresofthetext

TownContaminated
Newsworthy

MoscowARussianjournalisthasuncoveredevidenceofanotherSovietnuclear

events

catastrophe,whichkilled10sailorsandcontaminatedanentiretown.

Background

YelenaVazrshavskyaisthefirstjournalisttospeaktopeoplewhowitnessedthe

Events

explosionofanuclearsubmarineatthenavalbaseofshkotovo22near
Vladivostock.
Theaccident,whichoccurred13monthsbeforetheChernobyldisaster,spread
radioactivefalloutoverthebaseandnearbytown,butwascoveredupbyofficials
oftheSovietUnion.ResidentsweretoldtheexplosioninthereactoroftheVictor
classsubmarineduringarefithadbeenathermalandnotanuclearexplosion.And
thoseinvolvedinthecleanupoperationtoremovemorethan600tonesof
contaminatedmaterialweresworntosecrecy.

Sumber

Aboardofinvestigatorswaslatertodescribeitastheworstaccidentinthe

InformasiSources

historyoftheSovietNavy.

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ExampleofProcedure
1. A.MalaysianWomenSuggestedtoCarryCondoms
MalaysianDeputyHealthMinistryurgedeverywomantocarryacondomtoprotectagainstHIV,anewsreport
said.
Thisisnottodebatethembuttoprotectthem.Womenarethefirstonestogetexploitedbytheirpartners(whom
areinfectedbyHIVpositive)AbdulLatiffAhmadwasquotedassayingbySundayStarNewspaper.Butthisjust
asuggestion,itsuptothem.
AbdullatiffmaderemarktocoincidewiththeInternationalAidsMemorialday,whichwascelebratedopenlyfor
thefirsttimeinMalaysia,inbidtoreducestigmaforHIVvictim.Inthepasttheeventwasheldbehindclosed
door.
Lastyear,745MalaysianwomenwereidentifiedasHIVpositiveand193werediagnosedwithAIDS,hesaidinthe
report.Officialshavesaidnearly81000MalaysianhavebeeninfectedwithHIV,lessthen10percentarewoman,
butthenumberissteadilyrising.
MalaysianAidsCouncilpresident,AdeebahKamarulzaman,wasquotedassayingbesidessexworkers,many
womenwhocontractHIVarehousewives,wereinfectedunknowinglybytheirhusbands.Itsnotthatpeople
dontknowthatcondomscanprotectthem.Buttherearesomemenwhodontcaretotakeprecaution,even
thoughtheyknowtheyhaveHIVshesaid.
(SourceTheJakartaPost,June01,2008)
GenericStructureAnalysis
Newsworthyevent:MalaysianwomenisurgedtocarrycondomstoprotectHIV.
Backgroundevent1:InternationalMemorialDaywasheldopenlyinMalaysiatoreducestigmaforHIV
victims.
Backgroundevent2:ThenumberofMalaysianwomenwhoareinfectedwithHIVissteadilyrising.
Source:MalaysianAidsCouncilpresidentsaidthatthereweresomemenwhodidnotcaretotakeprecaution
eventhoughtheyknewtheyhadHIV
1. B.IndonesianMaidinHKCourtafterHavingSex
A45yearoldIndonesianmaidadmittedhavingsexwithherHongKongemployers14yearoldsonafter
watchinginternetporntogether.
Themaidisadivorceeandamotheroftwochildren.Themaid,namedSuwartin,hadworkedwiththeboyfamily
for11years.
Acourtheardhowthemaidhadsexwiththeboyinrelationshipthatlastedfivemonths.Theboytriedtoendthe
affairbutsherefused.TheteenagereventuallyconfessedtotherelationshiptotheleaderofChristiangrouphe
belongedto.
Thenthemaidwasarrested.Shepleadedguiltytofivechargesofcommittinganindecentactwithunderage
partner.Shewillbesentencedintwoweekstime.
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Shelaterapologizedandsaidthatshewouldlivewiththeshameofwhatshehaddonefortherestoflife.Shehad
actedoutoflonelinessthemaidslawyersaid.
(AdaptedfromReuters,HongKong,May6,2008)
GenericStructureAnalysis
Newsworthyevent:Indonesianmaidcourtandadmittedhavingsexwithheryoungemployer
Backgroundevent:Themaidisadivorcee.Shehadworkedintheboyfamilyfor11years.Shehadrelationship
theboyforfivemonths.Sheapologizedandfeltguilty
Source:Themaidlawyersaidthatthemaidhadactedoutofloneliness
1. C.IndonesianMaidbeheaded
AnIndonesianhousemaidhasbeenexecutedinSaudiArabiaafterbeingconvictedofkillingheremployer,the
SaudiInteriorMinistersaid.
ThewomanwasbeheadedintheSouthernAsirprovinceinwhatwasthesecondexecutioninthecountry.
Themaidwasearlierfoundofsuffocatingherfemalebossandstealingherjewellery.Rape,murderandother
seriouscrimescancarrythedeathpenaltyintheconservativedesertkingdom.
Lastyear,SaudiArabia,whichfollowastrictintepretationofSyaria,Islamiclawexecutedmorethan130people.
(Takenfrom:www.news.bbc.co.id)
GenericStructureAnalysis
MaineventanIndonesianmaidwasbeheadedinSaudiArabia.
Background1themaidwasfoundguiltyofsuffocatingherbos.
Background2seriouscrimescancarrydeathpenaltyinSaudiArabia.
Background3SaudiArabiaexecutedmorethan130peoplelastyear.
ResourcetheSaudiInteriorMinisterstatement.
LanguageFeatureAnalysis
Focussingcircumtanceslawofseriouscrimes.
Usingmaterialprocessbehead,execute,carry,etc

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