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ಹುಡುಕು Huduku · Sunday, 4 October 2026

Reading the news: a worksheet

One story, as each outlet headlined it. Read the headlines, then work through the questions.

Israeli leaders hail Captain Smit Machchhar after flydubai cockpit attack

5 reports from 2 outlets over 2 days.

How each outlet put it

Highlighted: words only this outlet used

Most outlets used: Captain, Smit, Machchhar, flydubai, cockpit, attack

  1. India Today
    Israeli leaders hail Captain Smit Machchhar after flydubai cockpit attack

    Words only this outlet used: Israeli leaders hail.

  2. News18 Video
    Captain Smit Machchhar Stable After FlyDubai Cockpit Attack

    Words only this outlet used: Stable.

  3. News18 YouTube Video
    Captain Smit Machchhar Stable After FlyDubai Cockpit Attack

    Words only this outlet used: Stable.

  4. India Today YouTube Video
    News Track | Flydubai Mid-Air Attack: How Captain Smit Machchhar Saved 174 Lives

    Words only this outlet used: News Track, Mid, Air, Saved 174 Lives.

  5. India Today
    Capt Smit Machchhar recovering after cockpit attack on flydubai Tel Aviv flight

    Words only this outlet used: recovering, Tel Aviv flight.

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?

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/934