Reading the news: a worksheet

US Midterm Elections 2026: What Is At Stake And Why Do They Matter?

8 reports from 6 outlets over 24 hours.

• Al Jazeera and The Economic Times used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. AL ABP Live · 3 Nov
   US Midterm Elections 2026: What Is At Stake And Why Do They Matter?
2. FT Financial Times · 3 Nov
   Live US midterm elections results — in charts and maps

   Words only this outlet used: charts, maps.

3. NI The New Indian Express · 3 Nov · Explainer publisher’s label
   US midterm elections 2026: What's at stake and why the results matter
4. AJ Al Jazeera · 3 Nov · ≈ same wording
   When will we know the US midterm election results?
5. OI Outlook India · 3 Nov
   US Midterm Results 2026: Election Night Or Days Later, When Will Results Be Clear?

   Words only this outlet used: Night, Days Later, Clear.

6. ET The Economic Times · 3 Nov
   US midterm Election results 2026 so far

   Words only this outlet used: far.

7. ET The Economic Times · 4 Nov · ≈ same wording
   When will we know midterm election results?
8. NI The New Indian Express · 4 Nov
   Trump says will accept results of US midterm elections

   Words only this outlet used: Trump, accept.

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?

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