Learning Log 17 (News Story Structure)

1.      Vocabulary

No	Vocab	Indonesian	Pronounce	Part of speech	Synonim	Defination	Example
1	Inverted	Terbalik	ɪnˈvɜːtɪd	Adjective	reverse, inverted, inverse, backward, upside-down	placed or lying upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement from usual.	press into an inverted U shape
2	subsequent	Setelah	ˈsəbsəkwənt	Adjective	following, next, subsequent, ensuing, succeeding, consequent	coming after something in time; following.	the theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906
3	direct	Langsung	dəˈrekt	Adjective	lineal, nigh, point-blank	extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping.	there was no direct flight that day
4	Accurate	Tepat	ˈakyərət	Adjective	(of information, measurements, statistics, etc.)	Correct, exact, right, perfect, on target	It is accurate. Reporters pay close attention to detail when gathering facts and details.
5	decreasing	menurun	dəˈkrēsiNG	Adj	(of a situation or event) include (something) as a necessary part or result.	make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree	the population of the area has decreased radically
6	Situation	Situasi	siCHəˈwāSH(ə)n	Noun	a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs	Circumstances, state, affairs	the situation also has human interest.

2.      Summary A Matter of  Facts

 

The inverted pyramid is a basic form of news writing which places the information in the story in order of decreasing importance. Basic rules include a short lead and subsequent paragraphs, answering the 5 Ws and H questions in a logical order, writing in active voice, being tight without redundancies and empty words, and writing in third person (he, she) rather than first. The most important details in this text are that news stories should never reflect the opinion of the writer, and that quotes should be used throughout the story to lend authenticity to the reporter's facts. Quotations should be used to alternate factual statements or indirect quotes (transitions) and direct quotes. All quotes must be attributed to a source, and the source should be identified by first and last names and some sort of identification.

News briefs are concise stories written in classic inverted pyramid style. News writing style is the prose style used for news reporting in media such as newspapers, radio and television. It attempts to answer all the basic questions about any particular event at the opening of the article and contains at least one of the following important characteristics relative to the intended audience: proximity, prominence, timeliness, human interest, oddity, or consequence. All future stories should be prepared on the computer and follow these guidelines. The most important details are to insert a header in the upper left corner of the page, include a slug line, reporter's full name, section or page assignment, and date.

 

3.      Reflection

re-read the written material in pdf format entitled matters of facts, namely News Gathering and Interviewing and students understand the term. after that the lecturer gave me this individual assignment, I will analyze the pdf that the lecturer gave me, giving assignment habits in adding incipient vocabulary students can expand new English vocabulary in making news.