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Dan Eldon

Daniel Robert Eldon (18 September 1970 – 12 July 1993) was a British-American photojournalist, artist and activist who was killed in Somalia whilst working as a Reuters photojournalist. His journals were published posthumously in four volumes by Chronicle Books, including The Journey Is the Destination, The Art of Life, and Safari as a Way of Life.

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Article summary

Daniel Robert Eldon (18 September 1970 – 12 July 1993) was a British-American photojournalist, artist and activist who was killed in Somalia whilst working as a Reuters photojournalist. His journals were published posthumously in four volumes by Chronicle Books, including The Journey Is the Destination, The Art of Life, and Safari as a Way of Life.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1970-09-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2017 — 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 birth is "1970-09-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1360523087

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