Reading the news: a worksheet

Asian Para Games: Nishad, Mona named India's flag bearers for closing ceremony

4 reports from 4 outlets over 10 hours.

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

1. IT India Today · 23 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Asian Para Games: Nishad, Mona named India's flag bearers for closing ceremony
2. TI Times of India · 23 Oct
   Meet India's flag-bearers at closing ceremony: Asian Para Games double gold medallists Mona Agarwal and Nishad Kumar

   Words only this outlet used: Meet, double gold medallists.

3. OI Outlook India · 23 Oct
   Asian Para Games 2026: Mona Agarwal And Nishad Kumar Named India’s Flag Bearers For Closing Ceremony In Nagoya

   Words only this outlet used: 2026, Nagoya.

4. TH The Hindu Sport · 24 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Mona and Nishad to be India's flag-bearers at closing ceremony of Asian Para Games

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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