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Computerworld

Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is a computer magazine published since 1967 aimed at information technology (IT) and business technology professionals. Original a print magazine, Computerworld published its final print issue in 2014; since then, it has been available as an online news website and as an online magazine. As a printed weekly during the 1970s and into the 1980s, Computerworld was the leading trade publication in the data processing industry. Based on circulation and revenue it was one of the most successful trade publications in any industry. Later in the 1980s it began to lose its dominant position. It is published in many countries around the world under the same or similar names. Each country's version of Computerworld includes original content and is managed independently. The publisher of Computerworld, Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is a subsidiary of Regent LP.

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Article summary

Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is a computer magazine published since 1967 aimed at information technology (IT) and business technology professionals. Original a print magazine, Computerworld published its final print issue in 2014; since then, it has been available as an online news website and as an online magazine. As a printed weekly during the 1970s and into the 1980s, Computerworld was the leading trade publication in the data processing industry. Based on circulation and revenue it was one of the most successful trade publications in any industry. Later in the 1980s it began to lose its dominant position. It is published in many countries around the world under the same or similar names. Each country's version of Computerworld includes original content and is managed independently. The publisher of Computerworld, Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is a subsidiary of Regent LP.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361787405

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