Materi News Item Text

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1. Purpose:

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

2. Text Organization:

A)  Newsworthy events (tells the event in a summary form)

B)  Background events (elaborates what happened, explains what caused the incident)

C)  Sources (comments by participants, witnesses, authorities, experts involved in the event)
  
3. Language Features:

-  Information on the use of headlines

-  Using action verbs (e.g.: hit, attack, curb)

-  Using saying verbs (e.g.: said, added, claimed)

-  Using passive sentences (e.g.: Aceh was hit by a Tsunami in 2004)
-  Using adverbs in passive sentences (e.g.: The victims were badly injured)

4. News Item Text:

Man Jailed for Striking RI Maid

Newsworthy event:

SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, news reports said on Thursday.

Background event:

Muhammad Shafiq Woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court he physically abused the woman on several occasions between June and October 2002, The Strait Times said.

The magistrate's court hears that Shafiq, 31, began striking Winarti, 22 about a month after she started working for him.

He hit her on the head with the TV set's remote control because he was unhappy with her work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.

Sources:

S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq's lawyer said his client lost his 'better sense' when he saw his daughter's face covered as she lay in bed.

He said his client thought the maid had put the child in danger. - DPA

5. Find Out:
1)  Why was the man jailed?

2)  What made this event newsworthy?

3)  Find the facts why the man should be jailed?

4)  Why did the man abuse the maid?

5)  Mention the source of the news. What di he/she say?