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journalist

vr.tr.journalist · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle journalists as an occupation by role, beat, ethics and safety, and treat individual journalists with privacy.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

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 journalists as an occupation by role, beat, ethics and safety, and treat individual journalists with privacy.

A person who gathers, verifies and presents news and information to the public through media such as newspapers, broadcast, online outlets and newsletters, including reporters, editors and correspondents.

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

It can be pitch stories or press releases; verify credentials; request corrections; support press freedom.

Distinguishing features

Gathers and verifies news

Bound by professional ethics codes

Protected sources

Faces safety threats in many places

What it looks like

A role, not an appearance.

How it is recognised

Bylines and mastheads

Press cards

Beats such as sports, travel or politics

Related models

is a kind of - occupation

media professional and author

works for - employer

news outlet

follows - standard

journalism ethics code

is protected by - rights

press freedom law

In practice

Families and kinds

reporters and correspondents

editors

photojournalists

broadcast journalists

citizen and freelance journalists

Identifiers

Wikidata item Q1930187 occupation concept

Standards and regulation

SPJ Code of Ethics

IFJ Global Charter of Ethics

Source protection and media law

Failure modes and hazards

Misinformation and errors

Harassment and violence against journalists

Exposing sources

Also called

travel journalistjournoistsports journalistcitizen journalisthead of contentcricket writerfootball journalistskiing reportersideline reporterofficial war photographerscience journalistnewspaper directorWikinews editorphilhelleneJourno-influencervideo journalistfashion journalistdigital journalistcontributing editorcomics editorscientific editorediting staffSocial chroniclerbusiness journalistmanaging editorenvironmental journalistmotorcycle journalistastronomy journalisttechnology journalistsocial journalistMerited Journalistnews analystjournalist interncrime journalistData newsroom producerVGTRK Bureau Chief in New Yorklegal journalistregional journalistmuckrakercourt reporter

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.journalist

Drafted structure

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

Role What they do.

Roles differ.

Position

Reporter, editor.

Position

Role.

  1. What role and beat does the journalist have? definition
  2. For which outlet? provenance

Credentials

Press card.

Credentials

Credentials.

  1. Is the press accreditation genuine? provenance
  2. Issued by whom? provenance
Ethics Standards.

Ethics sustain trust.

Verification

Accuracy.

Verification

Verification.

  1. How was the information verified? provenance
  2. Are sources attributed? provenance

Corrections

Errors.

Corrections

Corrections.

  1. How can a correction be requested? action
  2. Which press council handles complaints? provenance
Safety Protection.

Journalists face threats.

Threats

Harassment.

Threats

Threats.

  1. Is the journalist facing threats, and which organisations help? boundary
  2. How can incidents be reported? action

Sources

Confidentiality.

Sources

Source protection.

  1. Are sources protected? boundary
  2. Under which law? provenance
Working with journalists Contact.

Contact should be professional.

Pitching

Press releases.

Pitching

Pitching.

  1. How should a story be pitched? action
  2. To which desk? action

Privacy

Individuals.

Privacy

Privacy.

  1. Is only professional contact information used? boundary
  2. Is private information avoided? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should journalism roles be separate entries?
  • How should press credentials be verified?
  • How should individual journalists be protected?
Draft as JSON