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.
The Siang dam project, China’s upstream megadam and fears behind Arunachal protests
3 reports from 3 outlets over 32 hours. Those outlets have 2 owners.
- Hindustan Times and Mint have the same owner: KK Birla Group.
How each outlet put it
Highlighted: words only this outlet used
Most outlets used:
- Hindustan Times Explainer publisher’s labelThe Siang dam project, China’s upstream megadam and fears behind Arunachal protests
Words only this outlet used: upstream, fears behind.
- China's mega dam, India's Siang project: Why are Arunachal locals protesting against it?
- Mint NewsWhy Siang project matters for India as China builds mega Brahmaputra dam, and why Arunachal locals are up in arms
Words only this outlet used: matters, builds, Brahmaputra, arms.
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?
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/7776