ITWeb

Article summary

ITWeb is a business technology media company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with media products and services that include online, print and events. ITWeb operates a daily technology news portal, publishes a monthly print magazine, Brainstorm, and hosts conferences, webinars and round table discussions. The ITWeb site publishes news, research and analysis about the South African IT and telecoms markets. Its audience are IT professionals, industry analysts, investors, vendors and marketers of IT products and services, as well as C-level executives who make technology investment decisions. The company employs over 5 people in offices in Rivonia Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1996 — 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 foundation is "1996". 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=1319905260