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.
One child dead, 269 people treated for firecracker-related burn injuries across Tamil Nadu during Diwali
3 reports from 3 outlets over 2 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Hindustan Times changedOne child dead, 269 people treated for firecracker-related burn injuries across Tamil Nadu during Diwali
Words only this outlet used: people, firecracker, related, across, Diwali.
Earlier headline One child dead, 269 treated for burn injuries in TN during Deepavali · change seen 8 Nov, 8:35 pm?
- The Hindu NewsOne child dead, 269 treated for burn injuries in T.N. during Deepavali
Words only this outlet used: T, N.
- Tamil Nadu: One child dead, 269 treated for burn injuries during Deepavali
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/12765