ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Reading the news: a worksheet
One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.
Pentagon prepares US military bases to operate for 90 days without outside support amid war fears
3 reports from 3 outlets over 34 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:
- Pentagon prepares US military bases to operate for 90 days without outside support amid war fears
Words only this outlet used: operate, fears.
- US braces for war: Military bases prepare to survive 90 days without outside help
Words only this outlet used: braces, help.
- Mint NewsWar: What is FORTRESS? Inside Pentagon's 90-day war plan as US military bases prepare to survive without outside support
Words only this outlet used: FORTRESS, Inside, day, plan.
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/8359