ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport attacked
4 reports from 4 outlets over 7 hours. Those outlets have 3 owners.
- The Economic Times and Times of India have the same owner: The Times Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport attacked
- Saudi's Dammam airport attacked, aviation authority says
Words only this outlet used: aviation authority.
- India Today changedAfter Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport targeted in Houthi attack
Earlier headline Another Saudi Arabia's airport targeted in fresh Houthi attack on Dammam · change seen 12 Oct, 2:35 am?
- Saudi Arabia: Fresh Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 1; Dammam also targeted
Words only this outlet used: Fresh, kills 1.
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/4515