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so I really hate the way the press has become its own show and journalism is dead, for the most part.

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I see daily examples of how that is not so from the old line papers like the WaPo and the NYT. Ditto for the best online, TV and cable news.

They may make mistakes, like W&B surely did, but one can still see the following questions guiding the best print, online, cable and TV news journalism. And you know it when you don't see it, or you should anyway.

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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]

What happened?
Who is involved?
Where did it take place?
When did it take place?
Why did that happen?

Some authors add a sixth question, “how”, to the list, though "how" can also be covered by "what", "when", or "where":[3]
How did it happen?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws

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