In journalism, the “Five ‘W’s” are “Who,” “What,” “When,” “Where,” and “Why.” Referring back to the Five “W”s helps journalists address the fundamental questions that every story should be able to ...

The Five W's (Who, What, When, Where, Why) and How are journalism’s double trinity. They’re generally applied to whole stories, as Jeremy Porter notes on the Journalistics blog. But they’re also a key ...

You've heard of the Five W's: who, what, when, where, and why. They're the elements of information needed to get the full story, whether it's a journalist uncovering a scandal, a detective ...

We all know the classic "5 W" questions journalists ask: Who, what, where, when, why (and bonus, "how"). But you should also consider the six additional questions listed below, which complement those ...