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.
Odisha govt announces Rs 11 lakh each for Indian women’s hockey team players for Asian Games win
3 reports from 3 outlets over 3 hours.
- The Print and Hindustan Times 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:
- The Print ≈ same wordingOdisha govt announces Rs 11 lakh each for Indian women’s hockey team players for Asian Games win
Words only this outlet used: Rs.
- The Hindu NewsOdisha government announces ₹11 lakh each for women's hockey team players for Asian Games win
Words only this outlet used: government.
- Hindustan Times ≈ same wordingOdisha govt announces ₹11 lakh each for Indian women's hockey team players for Asian Games win
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/1162