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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Friday, 6 November 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hits Tibet

12 reports from 8 outlets over 24 hours. Those outlets have 7 owners.

  • Times of India and The Economic Times have the same owner: The Times Group.
  • Times of India and The Economic Times 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: magnitude, 7, 0, Tibet, Earthquake, hits

  1. Times of India ≈ same wording
    Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hits Tibet
  2. Hindustan Times
    Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Tibet
  3. Outlook India
    Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Tibet, No Immediate Reports Of Casualties

    Words only this outlet used: Immediate Reports, Casualties.

  4. The Economic Times ≈ same wording
    7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet
  5. The Hindu BusinessLine changed
    16 killed, 76 injured as 7.0 magnitude quake hits Tibet; over 12,000 evacuated

    Words only this outlet used: 76, quake, 12, 000 evacuated.

    Earlier headline Strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet’s Baqen County in China · change seen 23 Oct, 2:35 pm?

  6. Deccan Herald changed
    At least 16 dead, 65 injured as 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits China's Tibet

    Words only this outlet used: least.

    Earlier headline At least 16 dead, 54 injured as 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits China's Tibet · change seen 23 Oct, 10:35 am?

  7. Deccan Herald
    At least 16 dead, 32 injured as 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits China's Tibet

    Words only this outlet used: least, 32.

  8. Deccan Herald
    At least 16 dead, 46 injured as 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits China's Tibet

    Words only this outlet used: least.

  9. Al Jazeera Video
    Tibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquake

    Words only this outlet used: rocked.

  10. Times of India
    7.0-magnitude earthquake hits China’s Tibet, atleast 16 killed, 46 injured- watch

    Words only this outlet used: atleast.

  11. India Today
    16 killed, 65 injured as magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet
  12. Hindustan Times Video
    Tibet: Magnitude-7 Earthquake Hits, Many Dead, Several Injured In Nagqu

    Words only this outlet used: Many, Several, Nagqu.

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?

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/6791