ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 6 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Cyclone Murasu Landfall Begins, Heavy Rain Batters Andhra Coast
9 reports from 8 outlets over 9 hours. Those outlets have 7 owners.
- Mint and Hindustan Times have the same owner: KK Birla Group.
- The Print and Deccan Herald used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Cyclone Murasu Landfall Begins, Heavy Rain Batters Andhra Coast
- The Print ≈ same wordingCyclone Murasu landfall begins; heavy rain, 120 kmph winds batter Andhra coast
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingCyclone Murasu landfall begins; heavy rain, 120-kmph winds batter Andhra coast
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingCyclone Murasu landfall begins; heavy rain, 120 kmph winds batter Andhra coast
- The Indian Express NewsCyclone Murasu makes landfall, heavy rains batter Andhra coasts
- Mint NewsCyclone Murasu's eye touches Andhra's coast as landfall continues; heavy rain, 120 kmph winds batter shore
Words only this outlet used: eye touches, continues, shore.
- Cyclone Murasu makes landfall along Andhra coast, brings heavy rains
Words only this outlet used: brings.
- Cyclone Murasu makes landfall, heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra
- Hindustan Times VideoCyclone Murasu Makes Landfall Along South Andhra Coast, Strong Gales and Heavy Rain Lash Ongole
Words only this outlet used: South, Strong Gales, Lash Ongole.
Questions
Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?
Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?
How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?
Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?
What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?
If you shared one of these headlines, which would it be, and why?
Trace it to the source?
Stories like this usually start from a document. These are where such documents are published; none is matched to this story.
Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/10708