The Five W's: An Old Tool for the New Task of Audience Analysis.

Hart, Geoff

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ERIC Number: EJ540611

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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The Five W's: An Old Tool for the New Task of Audience Analysis.

Hart, Geoff

Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, v43 n2 p139-45 May 1996

Outlines how technical communicators can use the five "W" questions approach--a core element of journalism--in the audience analysis phase of designing information to help ensure that the information meets the audience's needs. (SR)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Higher Education, Journalism, Technical Writing, Writing Improvement

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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