HIERARCHY OF FACTS METHOD FOR NEWS WRITING.

Who was/is/will be affected 2nd Paragraph: Give the details of the WHO
by what happened? are affected that you stated in the lead.
(IMPACT/RELEVANCE)

What happened? 3rd Paragraph: Give the details of the

WHAT that you stated in the lead.

How did it happen? 4th Paragraph: Give the details of the HOW
that you stated in the lead.
Why did it happen? 5th Paragraph: Give the details of the WHY
that you stated in the lead.

Where did it happen? 6th Paragraph: Give the details of the

WHERE that you stated in the lead.
When did it happen? 7th Paragraph: Give the details of the
WHEN that you stated in the lead.
Source/Attribution Source/Attribution 8th Paragraph: Give details on who
is/are the source of the details you said in the
story.
NOTES:
The WHERE and WHEN For QUOTES: One-sentence quotes only. Insert one
facts may be interchanged quote between the 2nd or 3rd paragraphs or between the
or switched in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs. The quotes must add
sequence. additional information and must NOT repeat what is said
in the preceding paragraph.
 HERE’S HOW A NEWS LOOKS LIKE IN A TABLE FORMAT.

Three people died and twelve 2nd Paragraph: Police identified the
others fatalities as truck driver John Chester Bangal,
bus driver Yunil Angeles, and bus passenger
Zyril Pleno. They and the injured were
Who was/is/will be affected by rushed to Mt. Carmel General Hospital. The
what happened? fatalities were declared dead on arrival.
(IMPACT/RELEVANCE)
were seriously injured in a collision 3rd Paragraph: Both the truck and the bus
sustained heavy damage with the bus' front
What happened? end crumpled because of the impact with
the truck.
between an allegedly speeding 4th Paragraph: Closed-circuit television
cargo truck video (CCTV) footage showed the truck
running at high speed.
How did it happen?
that counterflowed and rammed a 5th Paragraph: In the CCTV video the truck
passenger bus overtook a car by counter-flowing and then
colliding with the passenger bus.
Why did it happen?
along Maharlika road in Lucena 6th Paragraph: The collision happened near
City the intersection of the Iyam and Diversion roads in
Isabang, Lucena City.
Where did it happen?
early morning of Saturday, 7th Paragraph: Time stamp of the CCTV
footage indicated that the fatal crash
When did it happen? happened at 4:30 a.m.
Lucena PNP police said. 8th Paragraph: Lucena police are searching
for the truck driver who fled at the scene of the incident.
Police are coordinating with the owner of
Source. the truck.