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vr.tr.journalism · thing-q11030

Let an agent handle journalism by form, standards, verification, ethics and press freedom.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Form Which journalism.

Type

News, investigative.

Type

Journalism form.

  1. What form of journalism is it? definition
  2. Is it news or opinion? boundary

Outlet

Publisher.

Outlet

Outlet.

  1. Which outlet published it, and who owns it? provenance
  2. Is it signed up to a press code? provenance
Standards Verification.

Verification

Sources.

Verification

Verification.

  1. How were the facts verified? provenance
  2. Are sources named or explained? provenance

Corrections

Errors.

Corrections

Corrections.

  1. Has the story been corrected? provenance
  2. How can a correction be requested? action
Ethics Conduct.

Privacy

Public interest.

Privacy

Privacy and public interest.

  1. Is intrusion justified by public interest? boundary
  2. Are children and victims protected? boundary

Advertising

Separation.

Advertising

Advertising separation.

  1. Is sponsored content clearly labelled? boundary
  2. Which rules apply? provenance
Freedom Press freedom.

Law

Protection.

Law

Press freedom law.

  1. How is press freedom protected here? provenance
  2. What do independent indices report? provenance

Safety

Threats.

Safety

Journalist safety.

  1. Are journalists facing threats, and who supports them? boundary
  2. How are incidents reported? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
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Plane
ACT
Domain
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Other names and narrower kinds
editorial team, local editorial team, news desk, journalistic thematic field, Newspaper editorial board, investigative journalism, crime journalism, European Press Prize Investigative Reporting Award, feature story, Social chronicle, human interest story, Māori literature, journalism and professional writing

What it is Filled

The activity of gathering, verifying, writing, editing and publishing news and information for the public, through newspapers, broadcasting and online media, including investigative, local and specialist journalism.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle journalism by form, standards, verification, ethics and press freedom.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Verification discipline
  • Public interest focus
  • Editorial independence
  • Protected by press freedom

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Fabricate quotes, sources or events.
  • Present opinion, advertising or generated content as independent reporting.
  • Expose a confidential source or help identify one.
  • Publish private information about people that serves no public interest.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing an investigative claim about a named person or organisation.
  • Decisions on whether to reveal information that may endanger someone.

May

  • Help journalists research, verify and fact-check information.
  • Summarise published journalism with clear attribution to its source.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Journalism holds power to account; its credibility depends on accuracy and independence.
  • Reporting can harm people's privacy, safety and reputation.

Who is affected

  • The public
  • People reported on
  • Sources and journalists

Owners Filled

Steward

The publisher and editor answer for what is published; press councils and regulators set codes.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1914636 - registry parent class

related

  • activity and communication - category
  • journalist - practitioners
  • freedom of speech - right
  • journalism ethics codes - standards

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.journalism
  • Wikidata: Q11030 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11030)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Bylines, mastheads and editorial teams
  • Forms such as investigative or local journalism
  • Opinion pieces are labelled separately
  • News articles, broadcasts, newsletters and investigations.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • assess a news source
  • check corrections and editorial standards
  • understand press regulation
  • support press freedom

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misinformation and errors
  • Blurring news and advertising
  • Threats to journalists

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Press codes and councils
  • Media law including defamation
  • Source protection law

Context of use required Filled

  • Informing the public and holding power to account.
  • news reporting
  • investigative journalism
  • local journalism
  • data journalism
  • specialist journalism such as sport or science

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11030: journalism - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Journalism - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should journalism forms be separate entries?
  • How should outlet standards be linked?
  • How should corrections be tracked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11030/spec.json