The <item> element has three required child elements:

<title> - Defines the title of the item (e.g. Academic Tutorials)

<link> - Defines the hyperlink to the item (e.g. http://www.academictutorials.com/rss)

<description> - Describes the item

The <item> element is where you link to and describe the update on your site.

The RSS <item> is where updates are show. It is kind of like a headline for an article. <item> elements are created every time there is an update on your site that you would like displayed in your RSS feed.

There are many optional <item> elements, but either the <title> or the <description> are required.

A RSS should include the <title>, <link> and <description> elements.

The first element is your news item's title.This give short description of your site and also your RSS feed.