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Graphotism

Graphotism (subtitled The International Graffiti Writers Publication) was a magazine published in the United Kingdom and distributed internationally, which covered the subject of street art and graffiti. It is widely regarded as the most popular graffiti publication by graffiti writers, and was a quarterly definitive collection of street art all over the world. Graphotism was published between 1992 and September 2011. The magazine was a popular item at Tower Records. According to the deputy editor Ephraim Webber, "The writers [were] some of the most paranoid, un-media friendly people you could ever meet".

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Graphotism (subtitled The International Graffiti Writers Publication) was a magazine published in the United Kingdom and distributed internationally, which covered the subject of street art and graffiti. It is widely regarded as the most popular graffiti publication by graffiti writers, and was a quarterly definitive collection of street art all over the world. Graphotism was published between 1992 and September 2011. The magazine was a popular item at Tower Records. According to the deputy editor Ephraim Webber, "The writers [were] some of the most paranoid, un-media friendly people you could ever meet".

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1992 — 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 publication date is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1359820970

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