Reading the news: a worksheet

R Sreelekha sends resignation letter to TVM Corporation Mayor, what's her game?

5 reports from 4 outlets over 7 hours.

1. On Onmanorama · 3 Oct · changed
   R Sreelekha sends resignation letter to TVM Corporation Mayor, what's her game?

   Words only this outlet used: sends, letter, TVM, Mayor, game.

   Earlier headline R Sreelekha quits as councillor, BJP’s hold on Thiruvananthapuram Corporation at risk · change seen 3 Oct, 3:35 pm?

2. TH The Hindu News · 3 Oct · changed
   Retired DGP R. Sreelekha reportedly quits as councillor in BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

   Words only this outlet used: reportedly quits, led.

   Earlier headline Retired DGP R. Sreelekha quits as councillor in BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation · change seen 3 Oct, 3:35 pm?

3. TI Times of India · 3 Oct
   Retired DGP R Sreelekha resigns as Thiruvananthapuram councillor; BJP loses majority in corporation

   Words only this outlet used: loses majority.

4. DH Deccan Herald · 23 h
   Retired DGP Sreelekha resigns as Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor
5. TH The Hindu News · 18 h
   BJP faces crisis in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation as councillor R. Sreelekha mulls resignation

   Words only this outlet used: faces crisis, mulls.

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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