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Muskan, lover get death in Meerut blue drum case, court's Mahabharata reference

5 reports from 4 outlets over 19 min.

1. IT India Today · 12 h · changed
   Muskan, lover get death in Meerut blue drum case, court's Mahabharata reference

   Words only this outlet used: court's Mahabharata reference.

   Earlier headline Death penalty for Muskan, boyfriend Sahil in infamous Meerut blue drum murder case · change seen 14 Oct, 5:35 pm?

2. TI Times of India · 12 h
   Death penalty for Muskan Rastogi, her lover Sahil Shukla in blue drum murder case

   Words only this outlet used: Rastogi, Shukla.

3. AL ABP Live · 12 h · changed
   Death Penalty For Muskan, Her Lover Sahil In Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case

   Earlier headline Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case: Muskan, Sahil Sentenced To Death · change seen 14 Oct, 5:35 pm?

4. DH Deccan Herald · 12 h
   Meerut 'blue drum' murder case: Muskan and Sahil sentenced to death for murder of Saurabh Rajput

   Words only this outlet used: sentenced, Saurabh Rajput.

5. DH Deccan Herald · 12 h
   Meerut ‘blue drum’ case: Muskan, Sahil get death sentence for murder of Saurabh Rajput

   Words only this outlet used: sentence, Saurabh Rajput.

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?

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