Social Function

     It is used to report to readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered Newsworthy or Important.

 

The Generic Structure

1.       Newsworthy events : Recounts of the events in summary form

 

2.       Background events : Before before reporting an event we must elaborates what                 happened, to whom, and in what circumstances (background, participant, time and place)

 

3.       Sources : Resource of the information comments by participants in witnesses to and authorities that expert at an event

 

Language Feature of News Item

1. Information about using headlines

2. The use of action verb (ex : hit, attack, went)