Definition of News Item

News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered
newsworthy or important.

It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves
news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not
deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news.

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

Purpose of News Item

News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or
important.

Or

– To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

– To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

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

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry) Indonesia

: 168 Candidate Haji RI Round Process of the Philippines

JAKARTA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry) Indonesia said that as many as 168 of the
177 prospective pilgrims from Indonesia who were detained in the Philippines is in the process
pemulang to the Fatherland. Hundreds of pilgrims Indonesia was briefly detained in the Philippines for
using fake Philippine passport to go on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.

The repatriation process 168 pilgrim Indonesia was announced by Foreign Ministry spokesman,
Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, on Thursday (01/09/2016) in Jakarta.

“The information we have received that currently is in the process of repatriation, the point is still in the
process of administration, Kemenlu Philippines also has established coordination with the local
government will receive,” he said.

Associated with the fate of nine other pilgrim pilgrims, Arrmanatha said that they still have to be
questioned by the Government of the Philippines regarding the case of the use of false passports.

“The investigation is still ongoing, the Government of the Philippines requested the presence of some of
those who stayed to complete their testimony. During the process, they will be at the Indonesian
Embassy in Manila, and we hope that this process did not last long,” he said.

Hundreds of pilgrims citizen was tried for the Hajj to Saudi Arabia via a service bureau Philippine Hajj
departure. However, they were arrested and briefly detained after it was revealed that the passports
they used was a fake Philippine passport. (Source: sindonews.com)