Reading the news: a worksheet

Indian para swimmer deported by Japan after sexual misconduct allegations

3 reports from 3 outlets over 4 hours.

• India Today and Hindustan Times used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. IT India Today · 22 Oct · changed · ≈ same wording
   Indian para swimmer deported by Japan after sexual misconduct allegations

   Earlier headline Indian para swimmer deported from Japan over misconduct allegations · change seen 22 Oct, 10:35 am?

2. ND NDTV · 22 Oct
   Asian Para Games: Indian Para Swimmer Deported Over Sexual Misconduct Charges

   Words only this outlet used: Asian, Games, Charges.

3. HT Hindustan Times · 22 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Indian para swimmer deported by Japan after sexual misconduct allegations

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/6537