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journalist

vr.tr.journalist · thing-q1930187

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 SOC.PER
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

Role What they do.

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.

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.

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.

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

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
travel journalist, journoist, sports journalist, citizen journalist, head of content, cricket writer, football journalist, skiing reporter, sideline reporter, official war photographer, science journalist, newspaper director

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Gathers and verifies news
  • Bound by professional ethics codes
  • Protected sources
  • Faces safety threats in many places

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Reveal a journalist's confidential sources.
  • Publish a journalist's home address or private data.
  • Impersonate a journalist or fabricate articles under their name.
  • Help surveil or harass journalists for their reporting.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing material a journalist has gathered.
  • Responding to legal demands for a journalist's material.

May

  • Report a journalist's published work and bylines from their outlets.
  • Help a journalist organise research they have authorized.

Moral aspects Filled

  • A free press depends on protecting journalists and their sources.
  • Journalists face harassment and violence for their work.

Who is affected

  • Journalists
  • Confidential sources
  • The public's right to know

Owners Filled

Steward

The person themself; their employer or outlet answers for what it publishes.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q108289407 - registry parent class
  • Q15980804 - registry parent class
  • Q482980 - registry parent class
  • Q58635633 - registry parent class

related

  • media professional and author - occupation
  • news outlet - employer
  • journalism ethics code - standard
  • press freedom law - rights

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.journalist
  • Wikidata: Q1930187 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187)
  • Wikidata item: Q1930187 occupation concept

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Bylines and mastheads
  • Press cards
  • Beats such as sports, travel or politics
  • A role, not an appearance.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • pitch stories or press releases
  • verify credentials
  • request corrections
  • support press freedom

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misinformation and errors
  • Harassment and violence against journalists
  • Exposing sources

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • SPJ Code of Ethics
  • IFJ Global Charter of Ethics
  • Source protection and media law

Context of use required Filled

  • Informing the public and holding power to account.
  • reporters and correspondents
  • editors
  • photojournalists
  • broadcast journalists
  • citizen and freelance journalists

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1930187: journalist - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Journalist - general description of the item

Open questions

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

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1930187/spec.json