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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Church in West Bengal vandalised during inauguration; priests, devotees attacked

5 reports from 5 outlets over 15 hours.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: Church, Bengal, vandalised, during, inauguration, priests

  1. Church in West Bengal vandalised during inauguration; priests, devotees attacked
  2. The Hindu News
    Church attacked in West Bengal during inauguration ceremony

    Words only this outlet used: ceremony.

  3. Hindustan Times
    Bengal Church vandalised during inauguration; priests, devotees assaulted, mobile phones smashed

    Words only this outlet used: assaulted, mobile phones smashed.

  4. Deccan Herald changed
    Mob vandalises church in West Bengal, priests and devotees among those injured

    Words only this outlet used: Mob, among those injured.

    Earlier headline Church vandalised during inaugurationin West Bengal; Priests, devotees attacked · change seen 2 Nov, 3:35 pm?

  5. Outlook India
    Bengal: Church Vandalised During Inauguration; Priests, Devotees Attacked

Questions

  1. Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?

  2. Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?

  3. How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?

  4. Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?

  5. What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?

  6. If you shared one of these headlines, which would it be, and why?

Trace it to the source?

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