Reading the news: a worksheet

Karnataka Deputy CM Parameshwara hospitalised over heart-related problem

4 reports from 4 outlets over 23 min.

1. NI The New Indian Express · 27 Oct
   Karnataka Deputy CM Parameshwara hospitalised over heart-related problem

   Words only this outlet used: heart, related problem.

2. TI Times of India · 27 Oct
   Karnataka deputy CM G Parameshwara hospitalised after feeling unwell

   Words only this outlet used: feeling unwell.

3. DH Deccan Herald · 27 Oct
   Karnataka deputy CM G Parameshwara hospitalised after complaining of chest pain, condition stable

   Words only this outlet used: complaining, chest pain.

4. TH The Hindu News · 27 Oct · changed
   Karnataka Deputy CM G. Parameshwara admitted to private hospital in Bengaluru, condition stable

   Words only this outlet used: admitted, private, Bengaluru.

   Earlier headline Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara hospitalised after respiratory complaint · change seen 27 Oct, 5:35 pm?

   Earlier headline Deputy CM G. Parameshwara admitted to private hospital in Bengaluru, likely to be discharged by evening · change seen 27 Oct, 6:35 pm?

   Earlier headline Karnataka Deputy CM G. Parameshwara admitted to private hospital in Bengaluru, likely to be discharged by evening · change seen 27 Oct, 7:35 pm?

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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