Reading the news: a worksheet

2nd T20I: Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy rescue India from 112/6 to seal a thrilling 4-wicket win against New Zealand

3 reports from 3 outlets over 59 min.

1. TI Times of India · 24 Oct
   2nd T20I: Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy rescue India from 112/6 to seal a thrilling 4-wicket win against New Zealand

   Words only this outlet used: rescue, 112, 6, seal, 4, win.

2. OI Outlook India · 24 Oct
   Tilak Varma And Nitish Kumar Reddy Script Record 7th-Wicket Chase As India Stun New Zealand In 2nd T20I

   Words only this outlet used: Script Record 7th, Stun.

3. HT Hindustan Times · 24 Oct
   Friends in arms: Tilak Varma on plan with Nitish Kumar Reddy after India’s thrilling 2nd T20I chase

   Words only this outlet used: Friends, arms, plan.

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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