Overweight Central Kalimantan woman asks for government help

News Analysis (1)

Overweight Central Kalimantan woman asks for government help

The Jakarta Post

Jakarta/Mon, January7, 2019/05:21pm

Titi Wati (left), 37, and her daughter Herlina at their house on Jl. G Obos, Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on Sunday. (Antara/Adi Wbowo)

 

A woman who weighs around 350 kilograms in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, has asked for assistance from the local government to help tackle her obesity.

“I wish that the government could provide me with some assistance to help me lose weight, ” said Titi Wati, who is bound to her bed in her rented house, as quoted by Antara on Sunday.

The 37-year-old said her weight had increased dramatically in the last seven years. Wati, who is considered the heaviest woman in the province, has difficulty in moving and spends most of the time in bed.

Wati said she had tried many methods to lose weight, including by consuming herbal weight loss drinks, which she said was effective because she had lost weight for a period of time.

However, because the drink became increasingly expensive, Wati could not afford it any longer. Her dietary habits meant she gained weight again. “Every time I wake up, it feels like my legs are cramped and it hurts all over,” she said.

Wati has never taken medication or checked her health with a doctor.

Her husband, Edi, 52, said he had to be grateful for what God had given to them.

Meanwhile, Herlina, 19, her only daughter, expressed hope that the local government and philanthropists could help her mother lose weight. 

Analysis

            This news is talking about an overweight woman in Central Kalimantan who wants the government to help her in losing weight. She has been trying to lose her weight by consuming herbal weight loss but it became expensive so she stopped. Here I’m going to analyze the quality of the news based on the five points that we’ve discussed last Tuesday.

            First is the accuracy. The accuracy of this news is highly accurate, I might say. This news already provides the right information based on the people’s names in the news, places, and any other information.

            Second is the balance. This news already provides the right balance between the facts and the words given. The journalist also provides a picture of the woman as the highlight of this news.

            Third is the objectivity. The objectivity of this news is already objective and doesn’t show any subjectivity. The journalist purely writes only the information about the woman who wishes the government will help her lose her weight without blaming either the woman or the government.

            Fourth is the concise and clearness. The concise and clearness is already delivered well. The information delivered clearly. It is also logically coherent so that the readers can understand the news easily.

            Fifth is the recent. This news published three days ago. The issue happened almost six years ago, but the woman just came out in public with that statement recently. So based on these reasons, I’m still a little bit confused to categorize it as a recent or not.