Reading the news: a worksheet

ED Raids AAP MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora's Residences In Punjab's Moga, Questioning Underway

6 reports from 5 outlets over 4 hours.

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

1. AL ABP Live · 4 Nov
   ED Raids AAP MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora's Residences In Punjab's Moga, Questioning Underway

   Words only this outlet used: Questioning Underway.

2. TI Times of India · 4 Nov · ≈ same wording
   ED raids Moga AAP MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora's residence
3. IE The Indian Express Cities · 4 Nov · changed
   ED raids AAP MLA Dr Amandeep Arora in Punjab’s Moga: What 2024 FIR says

   Words only this outlet used: Dr, 2024 FIR.

   Earlier headline ED raids AAP MLA Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora’s premises in Punjab’s Moga · change seen 4 Nov, 3:35 pm?

4. NI The New Indian Express · 4 Nov · ≈ same wording
   ED raids AAP MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora's residence in Moga
5. HT Hindustan Times · 4 Nov
   ED raids AAP Moga MLA Amandeep Kaur's residence among 7 premises in Punjab

   Words only this outlet used: among 7 premises.

6. HT Hindustan Times · 4 Nov
   ED raids AAP Moga MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora in land fraud probe

   Words only this outlet used: land fraud probe.

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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