ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Abhijeet Dipke thanks Delhi Ramlila organisers for ‘free publicity’ over cockroach effigy
7 reports from 6 outlets over 19 hours.
- The New Indian Express and The Hindu 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:
- The New Indian Express ≈ same wordingAbhijeet Dipke thanks Delhi Ramlila organisers for ‘free publicity’ over cockroach effigy
- CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke thanks Delhi Ramlila organisers for ‘free publicity’ over cockroach effigy
Earlier headline CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke thanks Delhi Ramlila organisers for 'free publicity' over cockroach effigy · change seen 20 Oct, 11:35 pm?
- ‘Thank you for the free publicity’: Abhijeet Dipke reacts to 30-foot cockroach effigy at Delhi Ramlila
Words only this outlet used: reacts, 30, foot.
- Cockroach Effigy To Be Burnt In Delhi On Dussehra, CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke Says ‘Thank You For The Free Publicity’
Words only this outlet used: Burnt, Dussehra, Founder.
- Dipke thanks Delhi Ramlila organisers for 'free publicity' over cockroach effigy
- 'Thank You For Free Publicity': Abhijeet Dipke On Cockroach Effigy In Delhi
- India Today changedThanks for free publicity: Dipke takes a dig at Delhi's cockroach effigy event
Words only this outlet used: takes, dig, event.
Earlier headline Thanks for publicity: Abhijeet Dipke takes a dig at Delhi's cockroach effigy event · change seen 21 Oct, 10:35 am?
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/5896