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The 5ws and h

The 5ws and h. Warm-up. What would you want to know if you were reading a story about the playoff football game on Friday?. Log into the Dallas Morning News at nie.dallasnews.com Password = 75002. The 5 w’s and h = 6 news questions. Who What When Where Why How

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The 5ws and h

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  1. The 5ws and h

  2. Warm-up • What would you want to know if you were reading a story about the playoff football game on Friday?

  3. Log into the Dallas Morning News at nie.dallasnews.com • Password = 75002

  4. The 5 w’s and h = 6 news questions • Who • What • When • Where • Why • How • Every news story will include answers to these 6 questions. When you begin writing stories, you will be looking for answers to these questions.

  5. Who? • Who is involved? • Who does/did the situation affect? • Who said so?

  6. What? • What is happening? • What did happen? • What are the consequences? • What is different about this? • What are the choices?

  7. When? • When did or when will this happen? • When was this discovered?

  8. Where? • Where did or will this happen?

  9. Why? • Why did this happen or will it happen?

  10. How? • How did it or will it happen? • How much does it cost? • How many people does this affect? • How do or will people feel about this?

  11. Example 1 – Identify the who, what, when, where, why and how To give his students a feel for the Cold War, Hartford Public High School teacher Robert Abate is sending them on a trip: to the long-neglected fallout shelter in the basement. Dateline: Hartford, Connecticut

  12. Who – teacher and students • What – taking a trip to the shelter • When – n/a • Where – Hartford • Why – to give students a feel for the Cold War • How – by traveling to a fall-out shelter

  13. Example 2 Hurricane Bertha churned toward the Atlantic seaboard with 100 mph winds yesterday and barely a hint of making its predicted turn toward the north. Nearly 1 million residents and tourists were urged to pack up and leave. Dateline: Jacksonville, Florida

  14. Who – residents • What – residents being urged to evacuate • When- yesterday • Where – Florida • Why – because of hurricane • How – not included

  15. Example 3 A devastating wildfire, costliest in Alaska history, raged out of control today as crews fought to protect more homes and a main road. Dateline: USA Today

  16. Who – wildfire crews • What – crews are fighting to protect homes • When – today • Where – Alaska • Why – because of wildfire • How – not included

  17. Example 4 To make way for the latest addition to the updated Times Square – a 25 screen movie complex, a developer plans to literally pick up a historic 42nd Street burlesque house and move it 30 feet down the street. Dateline: New York City

  18. Who – 42nd Street burlesque house • What – house is being moved down the street • When – • Where – New York City • Why – Because developer wants the space for movie complex • How – pick it up as a whole

  19. What are the 5w’s and h? • The six essential news questions • Crucial to any news story • The first step to writing a summary news lead

  20. Today’s Assignment • Log into the Dallas Morning News at nie.dallasnews.com • Last Name = Juntunen; Password = 75002 • Complete 5w’s and h assignment individually

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