ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
After 13 crore names dropped from draft rolls, EC orders ‘left out’ voter drive
4 reports from 4 outlets over 7 hours.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- After 13 crore names dropped from draft rolls, EC orders ‘left out’ voter drive
Words only this outlet used: 13 crore names dropped, draft.
Earlier headline ‘Left out’ voters: Election Commission orders special drive in 20 states where SIR over · change seen 3 Oct, 3:35 pm?
- Left Out Of SIR? EC Orders Special Drive To Add Eligible Voters Back To Rolls In 20 States
Words only this outlet used: Add Eligible, Back.
- Election Commission orders special drive in 20 states where SIR is done, plain statutory Form 6 to be used: Report
Words only this outlet used: Election Commission, done, plain statutory Form 6, used, Report.
- ECI orders special drive to enroll voters left out after SIR in 20 states, UTs
Words only this outlet used: ECI, enroll, UTs.
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?
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Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/681