Name_______________________________ Date_______________________________

ANALYZING A NEWS STORY

Ask:

  WHO is the article about?
  WHERE did the event occur?
  WHEN did the event happen?
  WHAT happened?
  WHY or HOW did the event happen?

Directions: Apply the above questions to two stories in today's paper. Answer as many as you can.

1. Headline (Page _____ )

Who?

Where?

When?

What?

Why or how?

2. Headline (Page _____ )

Who?

Where?

When?

What?

Why or how?