Sid Yudain

Article summary

Sidney Lawrence "Sid" Yudain (May 6, 1923 – October 20, 2013) was an American journalist who founded Roll Call in 1955 as a community newspaper focused on the United States Congress and Capitol Hill. Yudain published the first issue of Roll Call June 16, 1955, with an initial printing of 10,000 copies. Roll Call currently publishes four issues per week, with a circulation of more than 22,000, as of October 2013.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1923-05-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2013-10-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 1955-06-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 1955-06-16 — 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 "1923-05-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2013-10-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "1955-06-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "1955-06-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1357270892