Reading the news: a worksheet

Radhika Apte Says Only Alia Bhatt or Deepika Padukone can get theatrical opening

4 reports from 3 outlets over 17 hours.

• NDTV and Deccan Herald used nearly the same words. Headlines this close usually come from one news agency’s copy.

1. ND NDTV · 23 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Radhika Apte Says Only Alia Bhatt or Deepika Padukone can get theatrical opening
2. HT Hindustan Times · 24 Oct
   Radhika Apte says most women in Bollywood have to do films led by men as only Alia Bhatt or Deepika Padukone can get theatrical opening

   Words only this outlet used: most women, Bollywood, films led, men.

3. ND NDTV · 24 Oct
   Radhika Apte Says Only Alia Or Deepika Can Get Theatrical Opening
4. DH Deccan Herald · 24 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Only Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone can get theatrical opening: Radhika Apte

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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