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vr.tr.newspaper · thing-q11032

Let an agent handle newspapers by title, owner, editorial stance, archives, corrections and press regulation, supporting media literacy and neutral attribution.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
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

Identity Which paper.

Title

Masthead.

Title

Newspaper identity.

  1. Which newspaper is meant, and where is it published? provenance
  2. Who owns it? provenance

Stance

Editorial line.

Stance

Editorial stance.

  1. How do media researchers describe its editorial stance? provenance
  2. Is the description attributed rather than asserted? boundary
Literacy Reading critically.

Types

News versus opinion.

Types

Content types.

  1. Is this article news, opinion, analysis or sponsored content? boundary
  2. How is it labelled? provenance

Verify

Genuine site.

Verify

Verifying the source.

  1. Is this the genuine newspaper site or an imitation? boundary
  2. How can it be checked? action
Accountability Corrections.

Corrections

Errors.

Corrections

Corrections.

  1. How can a correction be requested? action
  2. Does the paper publish corrections? provenance

Regulator

Complaints.

Regulator

Press complaints.

  1. Which press regulator or council handles complaints? provenance
  2. What code applies? provenance
Archives Research.

Back issues

Digitised archives.

Back issues

Archives.

  1. Where are digitised back issues available? provenance
  2. Is access free or via libraries? provenance

Citation

Citing.

Citation

Citation.

  1. How should a newspaper article be cited? action
  2. Which style guide applies? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
Gubernskie vedomosti, newspaper chain, party newspaper, Democratic Party newspaper, Republican Party newspaper, illegal newspaper, online newspaper, LGBTQI online newspaper, Ayoub News, Al-Modon, Netwerk24, Open-Content News site

What it is Filled

A periodical publication, printed or digital, reporting news, opinion and other content, typically daily or weekly, published by commercial, public, party or community owners; historical newspapers are key sources for research.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle newspapers by title, owner, editorial stance, archives, corrections and press regulation, supporting media literacy and neutral attribution.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Regular news publication
  • Editorial and opinion content
  • Ownership shapes stance
  • Archives support research

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Reproduce paywalled articles in full without permission.
  • Fabricate articles, quotes or headlines and attribute them to a newspaper.
  • Impersonate a newspaper or its journalists.
  • Present opinion pieces as news reporting.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing content under a newspaper's name.

May

  • Summarise and cite newspaper reporting with the title and date.
  • Search archives a user is entitled to access.

Moral aspects Filled

  • A free press holds power to account; fake news undermines that.
  • Reporting can harm the privacy and reputation of the people it covers.

Who is affected

  • Readers
  • Journalists
  • People reported on

Owners Filled

Steward

The publisher; editors answer for content.

Master systems

  • National library legal deposit collections

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1002697 - registry parent class
  • Q119648442 - registry parent class
  • Q28877 - registry parent class

related

  • periodical - category
  • publisher - owner
  • press regulator - oversight
  • newspaper archive - heritage

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.newspaper
  • Wikidata: Q11032 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11032)
  • ISSN: 8 digits serial publications

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Masthead and dateline
  • News, opinion and advertising sections
  • Magazines are periodicals with different formats
  • Printed broadsheets or tabloids, or news websites and apps.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify a newspaper and its owner
  • find archives and digitised back issues
  • distinguish news from opinion
  • request corrections or complain to regulators

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Treating opinion as fact
  • Imitation news sites
  • Unattributed claims

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Press codes of practice
  • Defamation and privacy law
  • Legal deposit law

Context of use required Filled

  • News, public debate and historical record.
  • national daily newspapers
  • regional and local newspapers
  • party and community newspapers
  • free and digital-only newspapers
  • historical and underground newspapers

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11032: newspaper - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Newspaper - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each newspaper be a separate entry?
  • How should archives be linked?
  • How should editorial stance be described neutrally?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11032/spec.json