Reading the news: a worksheet

Adani plans ₹35,000-40,000 crore annual capex

4 reports from 4 outlets over 2 hours. Those outlets have 3 owners.

• The Hindu BusinessLine and The Hindu have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
• The New Indian Express and The Hindu used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. ET The Economic Times · 15 h
   Adani plans ₹35,000-40,000 crore annual capex
2. HB The Hindu BusinessLine · 14 h · changed
   Adani Enterprises plans ₹40,000 cr annual capex over two years

   Words only this outlet used: cr.

   Earlier headline Adani Enterprises plans ₹35,000-40,000 cr annual capex in next two years · change seen 8 Nov, 12:35 pm?

3. NI The New Indian Express · 14 h · ≈ same wording
   Adani Enterprises plans Rs 35,000-40,000 crore annual capex in next two years

   Words only this outlet used: Rs.

4. TH The Hindu Business · 13 h · ≈ same wording
   Adani Enterprises plans ₹35,000-40,000 crore annual capex in next two years

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?

Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/12642