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.
Elon Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger is a 'good idea', special committees formed for talks
4 reports from 4 outlets over 6 hours. Those outlets have 3 owners.
- Mint and Hindustan Times have the same owner: KK Birla Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Elon Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger is a 'good idea', special committees formed for talks
Words only this outlet used: formed, talks.
- Mint Companies‘A good idea’: Elon Musk says special committees will discuss Tesla and SpaceX merger while he sits out
Words only this outlet used: discuss, sits.
- SpaceX-Tesla merger on the cards? Elon Musk says it's a good idea
Words only this outlet used: cards.
- Inside a possible SpaceX-Tesla merger that Elon Musk calls ‘a good idea’
Words only this outlet used: Inside, possible, calls.
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/5963