ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Monday, 9 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Bharat Ratna LK Advani Ji at 100!
7 reports from 6 outlets over 11 hours. Those outlets have 5 owners.
- Times of India and The Economic Times have the same owner: The Times Group.
- Times of India, India Today and Mint 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:
- Times of India ≈ same wordingBharat Ratna LK Advani Ji at 100!
- Deccan Herald Opinion publisher’s labelBharat Ratna L K Advani at 100!
- Bharat Ratna L K Advani at 100!
- The Economic Times changedAdvani at 100: PM Modi pens a tribute for stalwart
Words only this outlet used: PM Modi pens, tribute, stalwart.
Earlier headline Bharat Ratna LK Advani enters 100th year · change seen 8 Nov, 12:35 pm?
- Bharat Ratna LK Advani Ji at 100!
- Bharat Ratna LK Advani Ji at 100!
- The New Indian Express Opinion publisher’s labelBharat Ratna L K Advani Ji at 100!
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/12546