YOGYAKARTA - News text is text containing information about an event, event, or fact. An example of a good news text is that it can answer the 5 W 1 H questions (what, who, when, why and how) or (what, who, when, why, and how).
"News texts are made with the aim of providing up-to-date and relevant information to the public, both through print, electronic, and digital media," he said.
News Text StructureWriting news texts should not be done casually. Quoted from the book entitled Smart, Active, Indonesian Language and Literature, the good news text must have a structure consisting of a news headline, news body, and news tail. The explanation is as follows:
Head of BalitaThe news head section contains the news headline which gives a brief overview of the news content.
The first paragraph contains a lead to provide a brief overview of the content of the news and arouse the reader's interest so that it continues to arouse the reader's interest to continue reading the entire news.
Body NewsThe body section of the news contains detailed and intimate information about the event being discussed. This section contains further information to explain the details of the event that has been conveyed in the body of the news.
Tail NewsThe tail of the news is the last part of the news text which contains explanations that are not too important, because generally it only repeats the information that has been conveyed in the body of the news.
Example of News TextThe following are some examples of news texts with a neat structure and are able to answer the 5W+1H questions:
Example 1
Head of News: Fire Burns Dozens of Kiosks at Cempaka Putih Market
Body News: A massive fire hit Cempaka Putih Market, Central Jakarta, on Monday (28/7) morning, causing dozens of kiosks to burn. This incident is suspected to be caused by an electrical short circuit from one of the electronic kiosks.
According to the Head of the Jakarta Central Fire Service, the fire occurred at around 02.00 WIB and was successfully extinguished four hours later after 14 fire trucks were deployed to the location.
There were no casualties in this incident, but the losses were estimated to reach billions of rupiah. Affected traders are now starting to clean up the remains of the fire debris.
Tail News: Until now, authorities are still investigating the exact cause of the fire. Traders hope the government can immediately provide assistance so that they can return to selling.
Example 2
Head of News: Middle School Students in Surabaya Win Gold Medals at the International Mathematics Olympiad
Body News: Rizky Ahmad Pratama, a grade 9 student from SMP Negeri 1 Surabaya, managed to win a gold medal in the 2025 International Mathematics Competition (IMC) held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday (26/7).
Rizky competed with more than 500 participants from 20 countries and managed to take first place after completing all the questions with almost perfect scores. The principal said he was proud of this achievement and stated that Rizky had undergone intensive training for the past six months.
Ekor Berita: Dengan prestasi tersebut, Rizky mendapatkan beasiswa pendidikan penuh hingga jenjang SMA dan berhak mengikuti olimpiade sains tingkat dunia tahun depan.
Example 3
Head of News: Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits West Nusa Tenggara Region
Body News: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook the West Nusa Tenggara region on Sunday morning (27/7) at 06.45 WITA. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the epicenter was in the sea, 80 km southwest of West Sumbawa Regency, with a depth of 10 km.
The earthquake was felt quite strongly in several cities, such as Mataram and Bima, causing residents to rush out of their homes. Until now, there have been no reports of casualties, but several houses have been reported as being slightly damaged. BMKG also confirmed that this earthquake was not potentially a tsunami.
Ekor Berita: Pemerintah daerah bersama BNPB sudah turun ke lapangan untuk melakukan pendataan dan menyalurkan bantuan logistik kepada warga yang terdampak.
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