BAB 7 NEWS ITEM (RANGKUMAN MATERI-SMA)

A. Definisi

News item adalah teks yang memberikan informasi tentang kejadian/peristiwa harian. Peristiwa harian ini dianggap pantas dijadikan berita. Artinya, jika ada suatu peristiwa penting yang patut diketahui oleh banyak orang, maka peristiwa ini pantas dijadikan berita. Teks berita inilah yang dinamakan dengan news item.

B. Generic Structure

1.Main Events

Adalah paragraph yang memperkenalkan latar belakang terjadinya sesuatu. Lebih bersifat pendahuluan.

2.Elaboration

Penjelasan mengenai latar belakang adanya peristiwa tersebut, orang-orang yang terlibat dalam peristiwa tersebut, tempat peristiwa terjadi, dan lain-lain.

3.Source

Sumber berita, komentar para saksi, pendapat para ahli, dan lain-lain.

C. Ciri Kebahasaan

1.Action Verb

Kata kerja yang menunjukkan aktivitas.

2.Saying Verb

Contoh: say, report, claim, etc.

3.Adverb (Kata Keterangan)

Yang sering digunakan adverb of time, adverb of place, dan adverb of manner. Contoh: quickly.

Berikut contoh news item:

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Maritime and Fisheries Ministry issued a new regulation on Thursday, December 10, 2015, requiring fisheries companies to comply with human rights standards in Indonesian waters. The new requirement is set forth in the Maritime and Fisheries Minister Regulation No.35/2015 on Human Rights System and Certification for Fisheries Business.

Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti reminded corporations not to ignore human rights principles in their business activities. Susi revealed that human rights violations in the fisheries sector include human trafficking, child labor, and labor exploitation.

“Many business owners demand for tuna quota, but they often ignore human rights,” Susi said in a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday, December 10, 2015.

According to Ministry’s anti-illegal fishing task force head Mas Achmad Santosa, the new bill covers three main provisions, namely Human Rights standards that are in accordance with the United Nations Guilding Principles on Business and Human Rights, due diligence for business owners to meet the Human Rights Standards and Human Rights recovery.

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