ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Four Siang dam protesters released in Arunachal after nearly month in detention
4 reports from 3 outlets over 2 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Four Siang dam protesters released in Arunachal after nearly month in detention
Words only this outlet used: Four, detention.
- Arunachal releases 4 Siang Dam protesters after nearly a month in jail
Words only this outlet used: jail.
- Arunachal govt releases 4 Siang dam protesters, seeks fresh dialogue
Words only this outlet used: seeks fresh dialogue.
- Activists against Siang dam freed in ‘goodwill gesture’ as Arunachal govt. calls for talks
Words only this outlet used: Activists, freed, goodwill gesture, calls, talks.
Earlier headline Siang dam protesters released in Arunachal Pradesh after nearly month in detention · change seen 7 Nov, 5:35 pm?
Earlier headline Siang dam protesters released in Arunachal Pradesh after nearly a month in detention · change seen 7 Nov, 8:35 pm?
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/12399