The Five W's – who, what, where, when and
why – are widely considered the building
blocks in any sort of information gathering or
problem-solving scenario.
For example, journalists learn that a news
story must quickly answer the "Five W"
questions: "who, what, where, when and why?"
Who are we talking about?
What did they do?
Where did they do it?
When did this happen?
Why did they do it?
