As you begin, consider the Journalist’s Questions:
“Who, What, When, Where, Why and How”
- What is the topic about?
- Why does your topic represent a significant social, political, environmental, and/or economic issue?
- Who/what plays a major (and minor) role in the issue?
- How has your topic impacted your community/society/the state and possibly beyond?
- What can we learn about it?
- What are the various opinions and conclusions about this issue?
- What can/should be done (if anything) about the issue?
- When did the impact of the issue begin? Why?
- What is currently being done about the issue? What should be done differently?
