Simon Target

Article summary

Simon Target ( ; born 22 January 1962) is a British-Australian filmmaker. He is best known for a series of television documentaries he made for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which include King's School (on The King's School, Sydney), Flight for Life (about the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia), The Academy (on the Australian Defence Force Academy), and Rough Justice (about the legal profession). Uni, his study of a group of dissolute arts students at Sydney University, featured Charles Firth, Craig Reucassel and Andrew Hansen, who formed the comedy group The Chaser. Hansen later satirised Target in CNNNN, where he played the network's British correspondent who was also called Simon Target.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1962-01-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2013 — 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 "1962-01-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1343577720