Which item is NOT among the six criteria used by the news media to summarize data?

• A. Who
• B. Where
• C. When
• D. Date

Answer: (D)

News reporting relies on the six key questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how. These cover the essential pieces of information in a story, with date falling under the time aspect already captured by when. Since the date is a specific instance of when, it isn’t listed as a separate criterion. So the item not among the six criteria is the date.