Reading the news: a worksheet

Woman rams multiple vehicles, tries to run over cops in Mumbai; booked

3 reports from 3 outlets over 3 hours.

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

1. TP The Print · 31 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Woman rams multiple vehicles, tries to run over cops in Mumbai; booked
2. HT Hindustan Times · 31 Oct
   Woman rams multiple vehicles, tries to run over cops in Mumbai's Juhu area, booked

   Words only this outlet used: Juhu area.

3. TH The Hindu News · 31 Oct · ≈ same wording
   Woman rams multiple vehicles, tries to run over cops in Mumbai; booked

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?

Each headline links to the outlet’s own report. Huduku shows headlines only. https://huduku.org/story/9907