Reading the news: a worksheet

Ranabaali trailer: Vijay Deverakonda vows to save his village from British-made famine; gets playful with Rashmika Mandanna. Watch

2 reports from 2 outlets over 2 hours.

1. HT Hindustan Times · 7 h
   Ranabaali trailer: Vijay Deverakonda vows to save his village from British-made famine; gets playful with Rashmika Mandanna. Watch

   Words only this outlet used: vows, save, village, gets playful.

2. TI Times of India · 6 h
   'Ranabaali' trailer out: Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna’s period drama tells the story of a British-made famine; makers say, 'A story that deserves to be told right'

   Words only this outlet used: period drama tells, story, makers say, story, deserves, told right.

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/3465