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.
Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat
5 reports from 4 outlets over 2 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat
- Cooper flips Senate seat in North Carolina as Democrats win in Georgia and New Hampshire
Words only this outlet used: win, Georgia, Hampshire.
- Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat in setback for Trump
Words only this outlet used: setback, Trump.
- Who is Roy Cooper? Meet the Democrat who flipped North Carolina's Republican-held Senate seat in the 2026 US midterm elections
Words only this outlet used: Meet, flipped, Republican, held, 2026, midterm elections.
- Al Jazeera VideoDemocrat Roy Cooper celebrates flipping North Carolina Senate seat
Words only this outlet used: celebrates flipping.
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/11115