ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Who is Smit Machchhar? ‘Hero’ Indian pilot who thwarted alleged flydubai flight crash attempt
5 reports from 3 outlets over 4 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Who is Smit Machchhar? ‘Hero’ Indian pilot who thwarted alleged flydubai flight crash attempt
Words only this outlet used: thwarted alleged, flight.
- ‘Capt Smit Machchhar is a hero’: PM Modi salutes Indian pilot who foiled flydubai crash attempt
Words only this outlet used: Capt, PM Modi salutes, foiled.
- Kharge hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling flydubai crash attempt
Words only this outlet used: Kharge hails, foiling.
- J’khand CM lauds Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for thwarting flydubai crash attempt
Words only this outlet used: J’khand CM lauds, thwarting.
- Kejriwal praises Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling flydubai crash attempt
Words only this outlet used: Kejriwal praises, foiling.
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/463