Definition The news item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important. Generic Structure 1. Main Events The Newsworthy event paragraph contains an introduction (orientation) about who, what, where and when about the event. Newsworthy Events will briefly answer the Who, What, Where, and When of the daily events. 2. Background Events The News Item Text paragraph that contains the Background Event will explain how an event is mentioned in the first paragraph (Newsworthy Event). This is a paragraph that contains the background of events that are used to support the writing. Background Events usually consist of several background events and are written to clarify the chronology of the Newsworthy Event. Briefly, Background Events will explain the How and Why of the event. 3. Resource of information The last paragraph of a News Item Text contains the source of the news. The source is a statement that comes from the perpetrator...