Visy

Article summary

Visy Industries (known as Pratt Industries USA in the US) is a privately owned Australian-American paper, packaging and recycling company established in Melbourne in 1948 . Visy was founded by a number of people. Richard Pratt acted as the head of the company after 1969 until his death in April 2009, when his son Anthony Pratt assumed the role of executive chairman. Since his assumption of the role, Anthony Pratt has presided over a major expansion into the Asian packaging market and moved Visy to a position as a key player in food security for the region. Visy operates more than 180 facilities worldwide, and employs more than 9,500 people in Australia and the United States, with total sales exceeding $5 billion.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 2000 employees — 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 "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "2000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1378817181