ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
BJP names 8 candidates for UP RS polls
5 reports from 5 outlets over 4 hours. Those outlets have 4 owners.
- The Economic Times and Times of India have the same owner: The Times Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- BJP names 8 candidates for UP RS polls
Words only this outlet used: RS.
- BJP names eight candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh
Words only this outlet used: eight.
- BJP announces 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh; Puri, BL Verma not in list
Words only this outlet used: announces, Puri, BL Verma.
- The Hindu NewsBJP releases list of Rajya Sabha candidates from U.P., drops all outgoing members
Words only this outlet used: releases, U, P, drops, outgoing members.
- Why BJP's Rajya Sabha list for Uttar Pradesh is all about 2027 polls
Words only this outlet used: 2027.
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/1971