Reading the news: a worksheet

1st ODI: Depleted Pace Attack Worry For India As New Zealand Focus On 'Ro-Ko'

4 reports from 4 outlets over 58 min.

• The Hindu and The New Indian Express used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. ND NDTV · 3 Nov
   1st ODI: Depleted Pace Attack Worry For India As New Zealand Focus On 'Ro-Ko'

   Words only this outlet used: 1st.

2. TH The Hindu Sport · 3 Nov · ≈ same wording
   IND vs NZ first ODI: New Zealand’s focus on ‘Ro-Ko’ as depleted pace attack a worry for India
3. ET The Economic Times · 3 Nov
   India's pace woes as New Zealand focus on Ro-Ko

   Words only this outlet used: woes.

4. NI The New Indian Express · 3 Nov · ≈ same wording
   IND vs NZ first ODI: New Zealand’s focus on ‘Ro-Ko’ as depleted pace attack a worry for India

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?

Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/10892