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Social Function
It is used to report to the readers, listeners or
viewers about events of the day which are
considered newsworthy or important.
GENERIC STRUCTURE: NEWS
ITEM
NEWSWORTHY EVENT(S)
recounts of the event in summary form
BACKGROUND EVENTS
elaborate what happened, to whom, in what
situation/circumstances
SOURCES
original comments by participants, witnesses
to and authorities expert on the event, etc.
Language Features of News Item