ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 10 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Jewar Airport To Be Renamed Narendra Modi International Airport: Cabinet Approves Proposal
6 reports from 5 outlets over 7 hours. Those outlets have 4 owners.
- The Hindu and The Hindu BusinessLine have the same owner: The Hindu Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Jewar Airport To Be Renamed Narendra Modi International Airport: Cabinet Approves Proposal
- Narendra Modi International Airport: UP Cabinet Approves New Name For Jewar Airport
- The Hindu NewsU.P. Cabinet approves to rename Jewar airport after PM Modi
Words only this outlet used: U, P.
- UP Cabinet approves proposal to name Jewar airport after PM Narendra Modi
- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves renaming Jewar airport after PM Narendra Modi
Words only this outlet used: Uttar Pradesh.
- Noida Airport Renaming Row: UP Cabinet Approves ‘Narendra Modi International Airport’
Words only this outlet used: Noida, Row.
Questions
Which words do most headlines share? Which words does only one outlet use, and what do they stress?
Who reported it first, and how long did the others take? Does “first seen by Huduku” mean they broke the story?
How many different owners carried it? Do any outlets share an owner, or nearly the same words?
Which outlets you know did not carry it? What might explain that?
What is the original source (a judgment, notice, speech or set of figures)? Find it. Does any headline say more than the source does?
If you shared one of these headlines, which would it be, and why?
Trace it to the source?
Stories like this usually start from a document. These are where such documents are published; none is matched to this story.
Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/3749