Dianna Borsi O'Brien, freelance writer

Few journalists uncover the secret of life, but all journalists have the opportunity to answer a question that many people want answered — why.

In journalism, we strive to answer the 5Ws and one H; who, what, where, when, why and how. Even in the features I write, those about home renovations, I endeavor to answer why people spent time and money to change their home.

Part of the process of writing always involves choosing the words that convey the why.

Here’s an article that explores how important it is that journalists look at another why and how; the why and how they choose the words they use.

http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/writing-tools/114196/how-do-we-come-to-label-someone-like-jared-loughner-an-assassin/