Reading the news: a worksheet

Amitabh Bachchan Reveals Sleep Struggles Amid Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 Shoot

2 reports from 2 outlets over 5 min.

1. ND NDTV · 9 h
   Amitabh Bachchan Reveals Sleep Struggles Amid Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 Shoot

   Words only this outlet used: Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.

2. HT Hindustan Times · 9 h
   Amitabh Bachchan reveals he struggles to find time to sleep amid KBC shoot: ‘Must run to bed’

   Words only this outlet used: find time, KBC, Must run, bed.

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/2005