Reading the news: a worksheet

Powerlifter Ashok clinches 65 kg silver at Asian Para Games

5 reports from 4 outlets over 5 hours.

• The Hindu and The New Indian Express used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. TH The Hindu Sport · 20 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Powerlifter Ashok clinches 65 kg silver at Asian Para Games
2. TI Times of India · 20 Oct
   Ashok clinches silver in men's 65kg powerlifting at Asian Para Games
3. NI The New Indian Express · 20 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Powerlifter Ashok clinches 65 kg silver at Asian Para Games
4. OI Outlook India · 20 Oct
   Asian Para Games 2026: Ashok Bags Silver In Men's 65kg Powerlifting With 192kg Lift

   Words only this outlet used: 2026, Bags, 192kg Lift.

5. NI The New Indian Express · 20 Oct
   Powerlifter Ashok clinches 65kg silver at Asian Para Games

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?

Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/5857