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Clay Perry (Rapper)

1. Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself.

Source A) https://www.fwweekly.com/2018/08/01/cattle-dog-clay-perry/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2019/10/16/local-hip-hop-dont-stop/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2020/06/17/starting-to-roll/ https://www.fwweekly.com/2021/04/14/clay-perry-bets-on-himself/

Source B) https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/diss-track-record-a-dallas-producer-removes-a-rappers-album-from-streaming-services-after-contract-dispute-11781141

Source C) https://thebeatdfw.com/3053703/ft-worth-has-a-hidden-gem-clay-perry-video/

The above sources about Clay Perry are all non-trivial and independent of the musician.

Question 1. What do you understand as 'reliable' source? Please write a definition.

Answer: A reliable source can be published materials with a reliable publication process. i.e. magazine articles, books and newspaper articles from well-established newspapers - written for a general audience by authors or journalists who have consulted reliable sources and vetted through an editor.

Question 2. What makes the above sources reliable?

Answer for source A:

Fort Worth Weekly (https://www.fwweekly.com/) is an alternative weekly newspaper that serves the Greater Fort Worth area. The newspaper has an approximate circulation of 75,000. It is published every Wednesday and features news, editorials, profiles, and reviews of art, books, theatrical productions, food, films, music, and more. Since 1994, Fort Worth Weekly has provided a vibrant alternative to North Texas’ often-timid mainstream media outlets by offering incisive, irreverent reportage that keeps readers well informed and the powers-that-be worried.

Answer for source B:

The Dallas Observer (https://www.dallasobserver.com/) is a free digital and print publication based in Dallas, Texas. The Observer publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music, and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue circulates every Thursday. The Observer has been owned by Voice Media Group since January 2013.

The Observer is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. It has won dozens of national and regional awards for its journalism, including two first places for longtime columnist Jim Schutze in the 2017 AAN Awards.

In 1995, the H.L. Mencken Writing Award went to columnist Laura Miller, who went on to become the mayor of Dallas after leaving the Observer.

In 2007, two Observer reporters, Jesse Hyde and Megan Feldman, were named finalists in the prestigious Livingston Awards for Young Journalists.

Answer for source C:

KBFB (97.9 MHz - https://thebeatdfw.com/ ) is a commercial FM radio station with an Urban Contemporary radio format, known as "97.9 The Beat." It is licensed to Dallas and serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. KBFB is owned by Urban One. The studios and offices, along with sister station KZMJ, are in the Galleria Area in North Dallas.

Question 3. What do you understand as 'not self published' source? Please write a definition.

Answer: A 'not self published' source is a source that does not have the same author/creator and publisher.

Question 4. What makes the above sources not self published? Who is their author?

Answer for source A: Fort Worth Weekly is a newspaper. Patrick Higgins is a author/editor for Fort Worth Weekly.

Answer for source B: The Dallas Observer is a newspaper. CHRISTIAN MCPHATE is a author/editor for The Dallas Observer.

Answer for source C: The Beat (97.9 MHz) is a radio station in Fort Worth. Farlin Ave is an editor for their website.