The 5 Ws

Media class - journalism key words

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Across

2. The main person, company or organisation in the article.

3. Did this happen recently?

6. This person writes news stories.

9. Journalistic jargon for the lead opening paragraph.

10. Location of the action

11. The cause behind the events.

Down

1. Sentences which have to be exactly the way they were originally told.

3. The reason behind the story.

4. How many spaces to type after a full stop.

5. Use this upside down to structure your news article.

7. Accuracy, Brevity, Clarity - as easy as .......

8. How many spaces to type after a comma.

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