News Item

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Today we learned about news items. What is a news item? A news item is a news text that provides information about daily events or happenings. 

News item structure:
1. Headline
2. Newsworthy Event
3. Background
4. Source

You can read the sample news in the link below: 

"Highly Anticipated Coldplay Concert Sparks Ticket War, Frauds, and Homophobic Debate in Indonesia - Global Liputan6.com" https://www.liputan6.com/amp/5295908/highly-anticipated-coldplay-concert-sparks-ticket-war-frauds-and-homophobic-debate-in-indonesia

After reading, let's determine the content based on the news structure.

1. Headline

Highly Anticipated Coldplay Concert Sparks Ticket War, Frauds, and Homophobic Debate in Indonesia.

2. Newsworthy Event

The November concert in Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium will mark the first time the band Coldplay is performing in Indonesia. Coldplay fans in Indonesia felt nervous and could not relax as they prepared to buy the tickets on 17 May 2023. For many people, the tickets were flying away from their reach too quickly. Social media users posted screenshots that they could not even access the ticket website because over 500,000 people were on the waiting list already. Chris Martin has been a strong advocate for gay rights. The conservative groups in Indonesia use that as the pretext to reject the band. The strongest voice comes from PA 212 (Persaudaraan Alumni 212 or Brotherhood Alumni of 212) which strongly rejects Coldplay.  But the moderate Indonesia Ulama Council (MUI) also voiced their rejection. The deputy head of MUI Anwar Abbas highlights Coldplay's support toward LGBT community, and he believes Coldplay would ruin the morality in the country. In Indonesia, the political support toward gay rights in Indonesia is rather dim. Populist politicians and public figures often avoid the advocacy issues to protect the LGBT community. Although ironically, homosexual artists such as Troye Sivan, Sam Smith, and Freddie Mercury are immensely popular in the country. The government of President Joko Widodo has tried to de-escalate the situation. Minister for Tourism Sandiaga Uno said he has heard the opinions from the religious figures while ensuring the legality of Coldplay's concert.

3. Background

a. What made PA 212 (Persaudaraan Alumni 212 or Brotherhood Alumni of 212) strongly reject Coldplay? Many artists who organize concerts are LBGT supporters.

b. Who is the deputy heda of MUI and he believes Coldplay would ruin the morality in the country? Anwar Abbas.

c. When will Coldplay be holding a concert in Indonesia? On November 2023

d. Where will the concert take place? In Stadium Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) 

e. Why hev so many concerts from overseas been canceled? Because many artists support LGBT, while Indonesian society does not romanticize LGBT.

f. How can we present overseas concerts that undermine the country's morality from taking place? State official, clerics, populist politicians, comunity leades and the public must act and think decisively about the impact of the concert that is detrimental to the thinking of Indonesia society.

4. Source: Liputan6.com, Jakarta