Chapter 4-News item(part 3)

 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In the past two weeks, Jakarta has consistently topped the list as the world’s most polluted city, according to IQAir, a Swiss-based air quality technology company. Irate by the ranking, the acting Jakarta Governor, Heru Budi Hartono, promptly ordered the Jakartans to work from home (WFH).

The WFH policy indicates the government’s assumption that the primary source of pollutants choking the city is motor vehicles. However, several non-governmental environmental organizations say that the real culprits are coal power plants and factories surrounding Jakarta. “It doesn’t matter,” Heru responded to Tempo reporters last Friday, August 25. “The bottom line is to reduce pollution immediately.”

In the interview that lasted for about an hour, Heru explained the challenges in combating transboundary environmental problems such as air pollution. Heru who serves concurrently as Head of the Presidential Secretariat also shed some light on two major plans that he wished to accomplish before 2024, the fate of Jakarta after the establishment of the new capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan as well as the possibility of him running for governor of Jakarta.

Conclusion :

From this, it can be concluded that news item text is text that informs readers about important current events. News item text consists of main event, background event, and source. To be able to recognize news item text, make sure you understand its characteristics.