Tuesday, June 25, 2013

"The Five Ws, Five Ws and one H, or the Six Ws are questions whose answers are considered basic in information-gathering. They are often mentioned in journalism (cf. news style), research, and police investigations.[1] They constitute a formula for getting the complete story on a subject.[2] According to the principle of the Five Ws, a report can only be considered complete if it answers these questions starting with an interrogative word:[3]
  • Who is it about?
  • What happened?
  • When did it take place?
  • Where did it take place?
  • Why did it happen?
Some authors add a sixth question, “how”, to the list, though "how" can also be covered by "what", "where", or "when":[3]
  • How did it happen
Each question should have a factual answer — facts necessary to include for a report to be considered complete.[4] Importantly, none of these questions can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no"."

So let us proceed... ... ...

{PS: It should be pointed out that the Man described in this blog actually did something Awesome. While I am embarrassed to have put my foot deeply in my mouth, very deeply, I am honored to have witnessed this man's actions. Actions which more of us should take and sadly we do not.}

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