Reading the news: a worksheet

US' University of Colorado Denver gets UGC nod to set up campus in Hyderabad

6 reports from 4 outlets over 7 hours.

1. HT Hindustan Times · 12 h
   US' University of Colorado Denver gets UGC nod to set up campus in Hyderabad
2. TI Times of India · 11 h
   University of Colorado Denver gets UGC nod to set up Hyderabad campus, first US public university to receive LOI

   Words only this outlet used: receive LOI.

3. DH Deccan Herald · 9 h
   University of Colorado Denver to set up campus in Hyderabad, first US public university to do so
4. HB The Hindu BusinessLine · 7 h
   University of Colorado Denver to set up India campus in Hyderabad
5. DH Deccan Herald · 6 h
   University of Colorado Denver to setup its first India campus in Hyderabad

   Words only this outlet used: setup.

6. HB The Hindu BusinessLine · 5 h
   University of Colorado Denver to set up India campus in Hyderabad

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/2857