Who is it about?
What happened?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Why did it happen?
The 5Ws are the essential bits of information that readers, viewers and listeners expect to find within a news story. Journalists and news editors tend to include this information towards the beginning of the story- this helps the audience determine whether they will keep reading/watching/listening, but also means that if a story has to be cut this can happen without losing the most vital information.
This has shown me that when I create my news stories I should include the 5Ws in my stories and within the first two paragraphs.
Below is a link to a news story about the death of a famous singer which includes the 5Ws in the first few paragraphs.
News Story showing the 5Ws
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