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.
JNU sacks professor, a sitting Congress MP, over sexual harassment charges
4 reports from 4 outlets over 8 hours.
- Open and Deccan Herald used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- India Today changedJNU sacks professor, a sitting Congress MP, over sexual harassment charges
Words only this outlet used: sacks, sitting, charges.
Earlier headline Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam sacked from JNU over sexual harassment charges · change seen 9 Oct, 5:35 pm?
- Open ≈ same wordingJNU Dismisses Congress MP Prof. Bimol Akoijam Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
- Deccan Herald ≈ same wordingJNU dismisses professor and Congress MP Bimol Akoijam after inquiry into sexual harassment allegations
- JNU Dismisses Congress MP Bimol Akoijam After Internal Inquiry Into Harassment Allegations
Words only this outlet used: Internal.
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/3810