The Hindu
1 rewrite across 1 article that Prism has recorded. This is only what the outlet’s public feed showed while Prism was watching, so it is a sample of its habits, not a full account.
When The Hindu rewrites a headline, it has
- 1 time changed who the claim is attributed to — 100% of its rewrites
- 1 time changed who is named — 100% of its rewrites
- 1 time added or removed quotation marks — 100% of its rewrites
Each of these describes what the words do, not why the newsroom changed them. The rewrites below show the evidence for every count.
- The Hindu
Headline changed from: 'India stands ready to assist in peace efforts': PM Modi tells Russia's Putin during bilateral ahead of BRICS summit. To: End Ukraine war, says Modi as he meets Putin during bilateral ahead of BRICS summit.
- AttributionDropped the attribution “tells” — the headline no longer says who is claiming it.
- AttributionAdded the attribution “says” — the claim is now put in someone's mouth.
- Who is namedNo longer names “Russia”.
- Who is namedNow names “Ukraine”.
- Quotation marksRemoved the quotation marks around “india stands ready to assist in peace efforts” — presented now as the outlet's own words.