The basics of news-gathering Who What HOW The 5 w’s and the h The basics of news-gathering Where When Why

What are the 5 w’s and the h? The basics in news gathering and research Who What Where When Why How Who What Why Where When HOW

Rudyard kipling I keep six honest serving-men They taught me all I knew Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who Click on me!

Who The who The people involved What is their role in your story? Why do we care what they have to say? Does their opinion matter? Do they know what they’re talking about? Get the names spelled right!

What The what The problems, things or ideas The actions that occurred The specific props that affected the action Tell the breed of the dog and the brand of the soda It’s not a guitar, it’s a Fender Stratocaster Ethical considerations Attribute allegations of wrongdoing to people or documents, not your opinion What a woman is wearing is not important in a story unless you would also state what a man was wearing in the same story

When The when The time when the event took place The order of when events occurred important Can be presented in chronological order Can be presented in flashback

Where The where The places involved Ethical considerations Venues, like Reliant Stadium Communities, like Sienna Plantation Cities, like Missouri City Is “Missouri City” enough or do you need to say “Steep Bank West neighborhood of Sienna Plantation”? Ethical considerations If it occurred at Ridge Point, would that be “Missouri City” or “Sienna Plantation”? Where

Why The why The causes, reasons, results or conditions It can make a good “nut graf”, the paragraph that tells the story in a “nutshell” Most important question to answer in research Conveys motive and rationale Find the people who can help communicate this Ethical considerations Asking “why” can allow the voiceless the chance to tell their side of the story Animals in shelters, bullied students, etc.

HOW The how The history or how it began Ethical considerations Can be a good supplemental story element that provides the backstory Ethical considerations Asking “how” can provide a backstory that may be otherwise uncovered

The three little pigs Who What Where The three little pigs and The Big Bad Wolf What Each pig constructed a house out of different materials (straw, sticks and bricks). The wolf (allegedly) threatened to blow over their houses and is believed to have destroyed both the straw and stick homes at this time. Pigs one and two were able to flee to the brick house, where they remain at the moment. We’re still waiting to hear from local authorities, but it looks like the Wolf may have been injured while attempting to enter the brick house. Where Outside a straw house, a stick house and a brick house.

The three little pigs (cont’d) When At various times throughout the day. Why Apparently the Big Bad Wolf was trying to eat the pigs. Several eyewitnesses recall the Wolf taunting the pigs before he destroyed the straw and stick homes by chanting, “Little pigs, little pigs, let me in.” The pigs apparently scoffed at the Wolf’s idle treats, saying “Not by the hair of our chinny, chin chins.” It’s believed this angered the Wolf and led to him blowing the houses down. How It would appear the first two homes were not built to withstand the Wolf’s powerful breath. The incident inside the brick house is still being investigated, but early indications suggest the Wolf fell into a boiling pot of water when trying to enter the house through the chimney.

Assignment – Id’ing the 5 w’s View this news story on KPRC and identify the 5 W’s and the H in it Create a Word document titled [last name] KPRC 5W’s and save to your Google Drive Share with Mrs. J by midnight Wednesday, September 20, 2017