Reading the news: a worksheet

Protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Delhi court grants bail to 17 students, journalists

6 reports from 6 outlets over 11 hours.

• Bar and Bench and LiveLaw used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
• The Hindu BusinessLine and Times of India used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. BB Bar and Bench · 21 h · ≈ same wording
   Protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Delhi court grants bail to 17 students, journalists
2. HB The Hindu BusinessLine · 19 h · ≈ same wording
   Delhi court grants bail to students, freelance journalists arrested during CEC protest

   Words only this outlet used: freelance.

3. Li LiveLaw · 18 h · ≈ same wording
   Delhi Court Grants Bail To 17 Students, Journalists Protesting Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
4. TI Times of India · 18 h · ≈ same wording
   Delhi court grants bail to 17 students, journalists arrested during CEC protest
5. Sc Scroll · 12 h
   Delhi: 17 students, journalists arrested during protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar granted bail
6. TQ The Quint · 10 h
   Anti-CEC Protest: Patiala House Court Grants Bail To 17 Journalists And Students

   Words only this outlet used: Anti, Patiala House.

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/2254