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News Item By: Mila Kusumawati

purpose:

purpose To inform readers, listeners, or viewers about events of the day which are cosidered newsworthy or important.

Text Organization:

Text Organization Newsworthy Events ( tells the event in summary form ) Background Events ( elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident ) Sources ( comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts involved in the event )

Language Features:

Language Features Information on the use of headlines The use of action verbs (e.g. : hit, attack, curb ) The use of saying verbs (e.g. : said, added, claimed ) The use of passive sentences (e.g. : Aceh was hit by Tsunami in 2004.) The use of adverbs in passive sentences ( e.g. : the victims were badly injured.)

How to find the informations:

How to find the informations To find the informations, we can use 5W+H questions. What : to find what is happening When : to find the time about the event Where : to find the place of the event Who : everybody who involves in the event; it can be victims, participants, witnesses, authorities, and experts Why : to find the cause of the event How : to find the way how the event happened

Student found dead in water way in serpong :

Student found dead in water way in serpong NEWSWORTHY : The body of a high school student was found in a waterway on Jl. Pare in the Bumi Serpong Damai housing estate in Serpong , South Tangerang , on Wednesday . BACKGROUND: Serpong Police chief Comr. Hibertus Omposungi identified the student as Taher Achmad , 16, from SMK Bina Kesehatan Cendakia in Tangerang . Omposungi refused to comment on the possible cause of the student’s death . SOURCE: “We are still looking into the death of the student and will be sending the body to Tangerang General Hospital for an autopsy. Only autopsy results can explain the cause of death,” he said.

Surprising news:

Surprising news Student found dead in water way in serpong (WHAT) It happened on Wednesday (WHEN) It happened on Jl. Pare in the Bumi Serpong Damai housing estate in Serpong , South Tangerang (WHERE) Serpong Police chief identified the student as Taher Achmad (WHO) The cause of the death was still identified (WHY)

Indonesian sailors free as pirate’s ransom is paid:

Indonesian sailors free as pirate’s ransom is paid The crew of 20 Indonesian sailors aboard the Sinar Kudus cargo ship were finally freed by Somali pirates on Sunday. In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship about 320 nautical miles northeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra. The Sinar Kudus was on its way to the Netherlands from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked . “We received the cash of $4.5 million early this morning. We have abandoned the ship and it is preparing to sail away,” a pirate who gave his name as Geney told Reuters news agency . “ The ship is now on its way to the nearest secure port and is being heavily guarded by Indonesian warships,” David Batubara, vice president of Samudra Indonesia told reporters late on Sunday. news.yahoo.com/s/ afp /20110501/ wl_asia_afp / indonesiapiracysomalia

INDONESIAN SAILORS FREE AS PIRATE’S RANSOM IS PAID:

INDONESIAN SAILORS FREE AS PIRATE’S RANSOM IS PAID NEWSWORTHY: The crew of 20 Indonesian sailors aboard the Sinar Kudus cargo ship were finally freed by Somali pirates on Sunday . BACKGROUND: In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship about 320 nautical miles northeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra. The Sinar Kudus was on its way to the Netherlands from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked . SOURCES: “We received the cash of $4.5 million early this morning. We have abandoned the ship and it is preparing to sail away,” a pirate who gave his name as Geney told Reuters news agency . “ The ship is now on its way to the nearest secure port and is being heavily guarded by Indonesian warships,” David Batubara, vice president of Samudra Indonesia told reporters late on Sunday .

SURPRISING NEWS:

SURPRISING NEWS Indonesian sailor free as pirate’s ransom is paid (WHAT) They were finally freed on Sunday (WHEN) The Sinar Kudus was on its way to the Netherlands from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked . (WHERE) In March, a large group of 30 to 50 Somali pirates seized the Indonesian flagged and owned ship about 320 nautical miles northeast of the Yemeni island of Socotra. The Sinar Kudus was on its way to the Netherlands from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi when it was hijacked . (HOW)

Congratulation !!!:

Congratulation !!!

He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing:

He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

Thanks for your attention :

Thanks for your attention