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journalism

vr.tr.journalism · ACT.ACT

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

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

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

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.

What it is for: Informing the public and holding power to account.

It can be assess a news source; check corrections and editorial standards; understand press regulation; support press freedom.

Distinguishing features

Verification discipline

Public interest focus

Editorial independence

Protected by press freedom

What it looks like

News articles, broadcasts, newsletters and investigations.

How it is recognised

Bylines, mastheads and editorial teams

Forms such as investigative or local journalism

Opinion pieces are labelled separately

Related models

is a kind of - category

activity and communication

is practised by - practitioners

journalist

is protected by - right

freedom of speech

is governed by - standards

journalism ethics codes

In practice

Families and kinds

news reporting

investigative journalism

local journalism

data journalism

specialist journalism such as sport or science

Standards and regulation

Press codes and councils

Media law including defamation

Source protection law

Failure modes and hazards

Misinformation and errors

Blurring news and advertising

Threats to journalists

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Form Which journalism.

Forms differ.

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.

Standards sustain trust.

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.

Ethics protect people.

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.

Journalism needs 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

What the second pass must settle

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