Reading the news: a worksheet

TCS Q2 profit rises 15% YoY to Rs 13,884 crore

3 reports from 3 outlets over 8 hours. Those outlets have 2 owners.

• The Economic Times and Times of India have the same owner: The Times Group.

1. ET The Economic Times · 11 h
   TCS Q2 profit rises 15% YoY to Rs 13,884 crore

   Words only this outlet used: YoY.

2. TI Times of India · 10 h
   TCS Q2 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 13,884 crore, revenue up 11%

   Words only this outlet used: results, revenue, 11.

3. DH Deccan Herald · 3 h
   TCS Q2 net profit up 15% to Rs 13,884 crore

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/3475