MY JOURNALISM TASK (LANGUAGE LEARNING LOGS MEETING 6)

 

My Language Learning Logs 6

Topic Of the meeting	Date & Time	Sources	Vocabularies (words) learned	Parts of speech	Synonym & meaning in Indonesia	Use in Context
Writing Features: Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions	Thursday, 07th  April 2022	PDF 6	Novelty	Noun	Synonim : Newness, Recency, Innovation, ect.   Meaning in Indonesia : Kebaruan.	Just like summary leads, feature or novelty leads are the introduction to the story.
Writing Features: Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions	Thursday, 07th  April 2022	PDF 6	Entice	Verb	Synonim : Attract, Draw, Pull, Withdraw, ect.   Meaning in Indonesia : Menarik, Memikat,  dll.	The reporter must entice the reader through the lead.
Writing Features: Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions	Thursday, 07th  April 2022	PDF 6	Hairdresser	Noun	Synonim : Stylist, Barber, Clipper, etc.   Meaning in Indonesia : Penata Rambut.	Thank New Zealand for little girls or at least one 13-year-old who doesn't have a hairdresser, a stylist or an attitude.
Writing Features: Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions	Thursday, 07th  April 2022	PDF 6	Embroidered	Adjective	Synonim :  Set, Decorate, Adorn, Ornament,  ect.   Meaning in Indonesia : Bersulam.	Their embroidered caps, shredded with shrapnel, lay beside a half-dozen small rubber goloshes and caked pools of blood.
Writing Features: Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions	Thursday, 07th  April 2022	PDF 6	Caveat	Noun	Synonim : Warning, Caution, Admonition, ect.   Meaning in Indonesia : Peringatan.	Again a caveat.

 

 

My Learning Strategies  

Firstly, I seek the materials related the topic. Secondly I read the material slowly and trying to understand them, then write down the important point on my notebook. Finally, I understand the material because reread important notes that I have.

Synopsis 

According to Smith, D. (2010). The best lead for a feature story is one that sounds natural, grabs the readers’ attention and matches the mood and tone of the story. There are some common feature leads such as Allusion leads, Anecdotal leads, Contrast leads, Parody leads, Narrative lead, Descriptive lead, Startling statement leads, Question lead, and Quotation lead.

 

Reflection 

 Journalism is the activity of find, report, and distribute some factual news both through print media such as newspapers and magazines as well as online media such as email and websites. For me, the most useful experience was the process of seeking information about journalism. I have developed my understanding about journalism, especially Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions. Having discussed about  Feature Leads, Bodies and End of the stories/Conclusions, I now realize that there are several types of lead that we can use to make some news.  This knowledge is essential to me in the workplace because in this science we are not only trained to write factual news but also how we can make readers interested in the news we write. Because basically a teacher is not only required to teach and educate but also from time to time is required to make reports. Because I have not yet confident with my grammar I will now need to learn more about it. Previously, I did not notice about my interest to this subject but now i find that it’s fun enough to learn about journalism especially in the features leads, bodies, and end of the story in news . Alternatively, this might be related to my old dream that i have dreamed to being an anchor.

This is similar to an old friend who greeted me again after a long time because because I'm finally interested in this field again. Like a wish that finally came true this reveals my stress from doing something I love. Furthermore,  Having read the article about journalism, I now realize that this subject is very interesting.  Most importantly, I have learned that this subject made me learn a lot about new things. I have significantly developed my skills in writing and ability to analyze some article. However, I have not sufficiently improved my ability to make good and true news because it is still in the early stages of learning.This means that i have to learn and practice more. This skill will be essential to me as a learner because in the future, maybe i will be a journalist instead of teacher.  Because I did not to good at grammar I will now need to learn about it. As a next step, I need to find more information and doing more exercise to improve my writing skill.