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The 5 Ws help the author determine the most important information. According to inverted pyramid style, these questions should be answered in the first paragraph. | The 5 Ws help the author determine the most important information. According to inverted pyramid style, these questions should be answered in the first paragraph. | ||
*'''W'''ho? Well known names should be in the | *'''W'''ho? Well known names should be in the headline. Others may go in the first paragraph depending on the subject. | ||
*'''W'''hat? Readers visit sites to discover current news or results of occurrences. Essentially the first paragraph or headline should answer the question, "What's happening?" | *'''W'''hat? Readers visit sites to discover current news or results of occurrences. Essentially the first paragraph or headline should answer the question, "What's happening?" | ||
*'''W'''hen? Time is important to web journalism because news and data are ever changing. A reader should be able to tell the relevance of an article to his search without reading the full entry. | *'''W'''hen? Time is important to web journalism because news and data are ever changing. A reader should be able to tell the relevance of an article to his search without reading the full entry. | ||