five Ws

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five W's


n.pl.
Journalism. who, what, where, when, and why: the essential information in a lead paragraph of a news story (how is sometimes called the sixth W).
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Every journalist learns to ask about the "four W's": who, what, when, and where.
Include the tour W's - Like the inverted pyramid, the "four W's" are a standard term in any journalism classroom.
I've listed comparable questions for the other four W's, but the same note applies in each case: your unique context will suggest unique questions that I haven't listed.