The “5 W’s” of journalism are the building materials for web writing. Most journalists learned these fundamentals our first day in a newsroom or a journalism classroom. But we occasionally need reminding and refreshing. These questions can guide your reporting as you interview, observe and research to gather the facts for your story. They can [...]
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The 5 W’s (and How) of writing for the Web
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