Reading the news: a worksheet

As winter nears, Delhi air quality deteriorates, set to turn ‘poor’

5 reports from 4 outlets over 39 hours.

1. IE The Indian Express Cities · 20 Oct
   As winter nears, Delhi air quality deteriorates, set to turn ‘poor’

   Words only this outlet used: winter nears, turn.

2. ND NDTV · 20 Oct
   Delhi Air Quality Set To Deteriorate To 'Poor' Category From Wednesday

   Words only this outlet used: Wednesday.

3. Sc Scroll · 21 Oct · changed
   Delhi air quality worsens to ‘poor’ category, GRAP-1 enforced

   Words only this outlet used: worsens, GRAP, 1 enforced.

   Earlier headline Delhi air quality worsens to ‘poor’ category · change seen 21 Oct, 6:05 pm?

4. HT Hindustan Times · 22 Oct · changed
   Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’ for second consecutive day; no relief expected in coming days

   Words only this outlet used: remains, second consecutive day, relief expected, coming days.

   Earlier headline Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘poor’ category; no relief in coming days · change seen 22 Oct, 9:35 am?

5. IE The Indian Express Cities · 22 Oct
   Delhi’s air in ‘poor’ category, Mumbai records moderate air quality

   Words only this outlet used: Mumbai records moderate.

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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