Reading the news: a worksheet

Ishan Kishan out of 3rd India vs New Zealand T20I as precaution

5 reports from 5 outlets over 85 min.

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

1. HT Hindustan Times · 26 Oct
   Ishan Kishan out of 3rd India vs New Zealand T20I as precaution
2. TI Times of India · 26 Oct
   IND vs NZ: Ishan Kishan ruled out of third T20I against New Zealand

   Words only this outlet used: IND, NZ.

3. TH The Hindu Sport · 26 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Ishan Kishan ruled out of third T20I against New Zealand as precautionary measure
4. IT India Today · 26 Oct
   Injured Ishan Kishan ruled out of 3rd T20I as India eye series win vs New Zealand

   Words only this outlet used: Injured, eye series win.

5. DH Deccan Herald · 26 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Ishan Kishan ruled out of third T20I against New Zealand as precautionary measure

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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