Sid Bernstein (editor)

Article summary

Sidney Ralph Bernstein (1907–1993) was chairman of the executive committee of Crain Communications Inc. and had previously served as founding editor and publisher of Advertising Age. Then-23 year old Sid Bernstein was the first editor of Ad Age, and his "Con-SID-erations" column appeared until his death. Bernstein was inducted into the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame in 1989. The late Crain senior editor Fred Danzig had described the late chairman of the executive committee as "the conscience of the business in many ways," a statement seconded by Rance Crain, "son of the founder and now president of the corporation." He authored This Makes Sense to Me: An Opinionated Editor Speaks Out.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1993-05-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1916 — 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 death is "1993-05-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1916". 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=1339909899