Reading the news: a worksheet

Delhi-based creator Amir Shokeen arrested over racial abuse of Tripura youth

7 reports from 5 outlets over 23 hours.

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

1. HT Hindustan Times · 22 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Delhi-based creator Amir Shokeen arrested over racial abuse of Tripura youth
2. DH Deccan Herald · 22 Oct
   Delhi-based content creator Amir Shokeen arrested for 'racial slurs' against Tripura youth
3. NI The New Indian Express · 22 Oct
   Delhi Police arrests content creator Amir Shaukeen over racial slurs against Tripura youth

   Words only this outlet used: Shaukeen.

4. TI Times of India · 22 Oct
   Delhi based content creator arrested for racial slur to Tripura youth
5. AL ABP Live · 22 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Delhi Content Creator Amir Shokeen Arrested Over Racial Abuse Of Tripura Youth
6. HT Hindustan Times · 23 Oct
   Delhi Police arrest content creator Amir Shokeen over alleged racial jibes against Tripura man

   Words only this outlet used: alleged, jibes, man.

7. TI Times of India · 23 Oct
   Tripura youth racial abuse case: Delhi court sends content creator Amir Shokeen to 1-day judicial custody

   Words only this outlet used: case, court sends, 1, day judicial custody.

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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