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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit crash axe in terrorist attack: UAE

8 reports from 7 outlets over 6 hours. Those outlets have 6 owners.

  • The Hindu BusinessLine and The Hindu have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
  • India Today and Times of India 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: pilot, attacked, UAE, flydubai, co, terrorist

  1. India Today ≈ same wording
    flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit crash axe in terrorist attack: UAE
  2. Hindustan Times
    Omani pilot used ‘crash axe’ in cockpit to attack Captain Smit Machchhar, attempted ‘terrorist attack’: UAE

    Words only this outlet used: Omani, used.

  3. Times of India ≈ same wording
    Co-pilot attacked Indian captain with crash axe: UAE on flydubai 'terrorist attack'

    Words only this outlet used: Indian.

  4. Deccan Herald
    flydubai co-pilot attacked Capt. Smit Machchhar with crash axe, attempted ‘terrorist’ attack on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: UAE

    Words only this outlet used: Dubai, Tel Aviv.

  5. Deccan Herald
    flydubai co-pilot attacked Capt. Smit Machchhar with axe, attempted ‘terrorist’ attack on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: UAE

    Words only this outlet used: Dubai, Tel Aviv.

  6. BBC News India
    Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says

    Words only this outlet used: official.

  7. The Hindu BusinessLine
    Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack during flight, UAE says

    Words only this outlet used: during.

  8. The Hindu YouTube Video
    Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist attack’ mid-flight: UAE prosecutor

    Words only this outlet used: mid, prosecutor.

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?

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/1126