News Article Analysis Worksheet
Newspaper: __________________________________ Pages: ______________
Name of article: _______________________________Date:
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1. What do you already know about that topic? _______________________________
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2. Comprehensiveness of Information
A. The 5 "W's" and "H"
1. Who? ________________________________________________________________
2. What? ________________________________________________________________
3. Where? _______________________________________________________________
4. When? ________________________________________________________________
5. Why? _________________________________________________________________
6. How? _________________________________________________________________
B. Were all the 5 "W's" and "H" answered?
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C. Of all the 5 "W's" and "H", star
the one you think is the most important. Tell why.
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3. Magnitude of the event in story
A. Is it international, national or local? _____________________________________
B. What is its impact? How many people were affected by
it? ___________________
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4. Reliability of Sources
A. Is there an author's name ______________________________________________
B. Did the article come from a wire service? ________________________________
C. Who are the sources in the article itself? (Examples:
lawyer, doctor, neighbor, police
police officer, forensics expert)
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5. Personal Reaction
What do you think of this article? (give at least three
sentences)
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Submitted by Irene Angiletta, Ruth Cion, Choong
L. How(R.V.T.S.S)