Task 3 (M4 LA1 )

Topic 2: Text Structures of News Reports

Task 3

Now, you will analyze the text structures of the three news reports. The analysis of News Report 1 has been done for you as an example. Study the example carefully. Then, analyze the text structures of the other two texts as shown by the example.

The Structure of the Headline

Here’s how to analyze the headline.

Now, it’s your turn to analyse the text structure of the other two news reports by using the same table as the template. First, write your analysis as shown in the example.

When you are done, check out the answer keys.

Text News Report 2

	Parts of News	Functions of the Parts
I.	Headline	Summarizing the event in a telegraphic text
	Fire erupts at illegal oil well in Indonesia	1)      The unfortunate event -          A fire erupted 2)      The time and location (an activity) -          At illegal oil well, Indonesia

The Structure of the Newsworthy Event

Now, have a close look at the structure of the section of the Newsworthy Event.

II.	Newsworthy Event (The first paragraph)	Summarizing the event: Restating the headline in a normal sentence or sentences, with more information added to the facts stated in the headline
	Jakarta: A fire erupted at an illegal oil well site in Indonesia's northernmost province on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring about 40 others, some of whom were badly burnt, authorities said.	1)      Restating unfortunate event followed by casualty -          killing at least 18 people and injuring about 40 others, some of whom were badly burnt ... 2)      Restating the time (in an activity he was doing) -          on Wednesday ... 3)      Starting with an information from authorities -          some of whom were badly burnt, authorities said.

 The Structure of the Events in Details

The section of ‘Events in Details’ elaborates the facts stated in the Newsworthy Events by providing necessary and additional details.

III.	Events in Details (The following paragraph)	Elaborating the Newsworthy Event providing more details about the facts stated in the Newsworthy Event
	The fire broke out around 1.30am at a backyard well in a village in Aceh province, on the northern tip of Sumatra Island, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. Authorities were still trying to determine what had caused the fire. Local news reports said it may have started with a spark from a blowtorch or a worker smoking a cigarette. Television news footage and photos showed flames rising at least 10 metres into the air in the farming village of Pasir Putih in East Aceh district, which is about 1600 kilometres north-west of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Villagers had gathered at the well shortly after midnight, carrying buckets, jars and barrels, in hopes of collecting crude oil after being told about a massive spill there, according to the disaster agency. "A group of people came to gather up oil and they weren't supposed to be there," the disaster agency said in a statement. At least five homes were gutted by the fire, the agency said. Firefighters and other emergency personnel, along with villagers, were still trying to contain the blaze on Wednesday evening. Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the state-owned oil company Pertamina sent teams to Aceh, which has industrial oil and gas operations, to investigate the incident, said Agung Pribadi, a ministry spokesman. "This is a case of illegal drilling and the ones responsible for it must be dealt with by the law," he said. Agung said the well was being operated by local residents, adding that he was not sure if there were other illegal wells in the area. Lieutenant Colonel Wahyu Kuncoro, chief of the East Aceh district police, told reporters at the scene that firefighters were trying to "break the chain of oxygen" in the well to stop the fire. He confirmed the well operation was illegal, but he said many villagers depended on it for their livelihood. Illegal well operations are common in Indonesian regions where oil is present, including on the islands of Sumatra and Java. In some cases, the wells were abandoned by the Dutch colonial administration that once ruled Indonesia, and are now run by groups of villagers working around the clock. "Oil doesn't come up to the surface easily in these old wells, so they try to pump it up manually, then try to separate the oil by distillation in barrels, and that's where they probably had the fire," said Mangantar Marpaung, former chief of the Indonesian Mining Fire and Rescue Agency. "Then they sell it as kerosene to the local market, or for motorcycles and fishing boats," he said. "Those are their customers. The local governments know, but because they can't provide any other jobs, they look the other way."	Elaborating the incident 1.  the beginning of the incident The fire broke out around 1.30am at a backyard well in a village 2.  The cause of the fire It said it may have started with a spark from a blowtorch or a worker smoking a cigarette. 3.  The Description of fire flames rising at least 10 metres into the air in the farming village of Pasir Putih in East Aceh district 4. The effect of the incident Villagers had gathered at the well shortly after midnight, carrying buckets, jars and barrels, in hopes of collecting crude oil 5.      The loss of the fire five homes were gutted by the fire, 6.      The response of authorities Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the state-owned oil company Pertamina sent teams to Aceh, which has industrial oil and gas operations, to investigate the incident 7.      The additional information the well operation was illegal, many villagers depended on it for their livelihood 8.      The historical relationship . In some cases, the wells were abandoned by the Dutch colonial administration that once ruled Indonesia, 9.      The chronologies of the fire erupted Oil doesn't come up to the surface easily in these old wells, so they try to pump it up manually, then try to separate the oil by distillation in barrels, and that's where they probably had the fire," 10.  The reason why the villagers takes the oil The local governments know, but because they can't provide any other jobs, they look the other way."
IV.	News Agent’s Initials	Closing the news with the news agent’s initials 1)      the owner of the copy right of the news report — New York Times

Text News Report 3

	Parts of News	Functions of the Parts
I.	Headline	Summarizing the event in a telegraphic text
	Elephant poachers arrested in Malaysia	3)      The Perpetrators -          Elephant poachers 4)      The important event -          arrested 5)      The time and location (an activity) -          Malaysia

The Structure of the Newsworthy Event

Now, have a close look at the structure of the section of the Newsworthy Event.

II.	Newsworthy Event (The first paragraph)	Summarizing the event: Restating the headline in a normal sentence or sentences, with more information added to the facts stated in the headline
	MALAYSIA: Four heavily armed poachers who targetted wild elephants in Malaysia have been caught, officials said Tuesday, the second such arrest in less than two years.	1)      Restating the subject with further details Four heavily armed poachers 2)      Adding the time of the event reported Tuesday 3)      Starting with the name of the location of coverage: Malaysia 4)      The source of news Officials

The Structure of the Events in Details

The section of ‘Events in Details’ elaborates the facts stated in the Newsworthy Events by providing necessary and additional details.

III.	Events in Details (The following paragraph)	Elaborating the Newsworthy Event providing more details about the facts stated in the Newsworthy Event
	Wildlife officials said the gang caught near the town of Gerik in the nothern Malaysian state of Perak was found with deer antlers and suspected tiger bones. A joint police and wildlife department investigation also led the agents to find an elephant shot dead by the poachers in a nearby forest with its tusks ripped out. “This crew is notorious. They hunt elephants,” wildlife department chief Abdul Kadir Abdul Hashim told AFP. “There are maybe two more [poaching] groups [in the area]. We are working together with the police on this.” A police statement said weapons including rifles and homemade shotguns as well as animal snares were found after they arrested the gang. The elephant’s tusks were not found, with a wildlife official believing that they were already sold. He added that the gang – all locals – were believed to have been operating since 2009, and were also active in the nearby state of Kelantan. The arrests come a year after a seven-man gang was arrested in Kelantan, with explosives, guns and parts of tusks seized.. – AFP	Elaborates the arrest          The evidence goods deer antlers, tiger bones and an elephant shot dead          weapons including rifles and homemade shotguns          Gerik town and forest The source of news          Wildlife department chief Abdul Kadir Abdul Hashim The additional information of the subject          the gang – all locals –has been operating since 2009 in the nearby state of Kelantan. The next arrest The place          In Kelantan The Time          a year after first arrest The evidence goods          explosives, guns and parts of tusks
IV.	News Agent’s Initials	Closing the news with the news agent’s initials 2)      the owner of the copy right of the news report —– AFP