IPTC Media Topic NewsCodes as of 2024-04-08 (language: en-GB)

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MediaTopic ID Name (en-GB) Definition (en-GB)
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/editorialPolicy editorial policy A statement describing the journalistic standards of behaviour expected by the organisation
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/correctionsPolicy corrections policy A statement describing a newsroom's disclosure and correction policy regarding errors
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/coveragePolicy coverage policy A statement on coverage priorities, including any public agenda or stance on issues
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/editorialDiversityPolicy editorial diversity policy An organisation's policy describing diversity of editorial sources
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/ethicsPolicy ethics policy Statement about a news organisation's ethics policy, e.g. regarding journalistic and publishing practices
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/feedbackPolicy feedback policy A statement about how a newsroom involves the public in coverage decisions, reporting and activities after publication
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/noBylinesPolicy no bylines policy A statement explaining when authors of articles are not named in bylines
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/unnamedSourcesPolicy unnamed sources policy A statement about policy on use of unnamed sources and the decision process required.
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/partyInfo party info Information about a party that produces news content (either a person or an organisation)
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/archive archive A list of the journalist or news organisation's work in reverse chronological order, sometimes including a search option
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/award award A list of the honours or awards received by the journalist or news organisation
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/journalistInfo journalist info Link to the journalist's site-level profile page. This is typically included in each individual piece of content by that journalist.
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/biography biography Brief journalistic biography. Can include previous employers, education, outside interests, commitments associated with ethics (such as voting, community involvement). According to the Trust Project, biography must include any affiliations that may pose a conflict of interest and how this is handled. A biography's length is not necessarily an indicator of trustworthiness.
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/journalistImage journalist image Link to photograph or image of the journalist that created a piece of editorial content
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/knowsAbout knows about Indicates a topic that is known about, suggesting possible expertise without distinguishing skill level
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/knowsLanguage knows language Indicates knowledge of a human language. The presence of this indicator does not distinguish skill levels or reading/writing/speaking/signing. Language codes should be taken from the IETF BCP 47 standard.
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/organisationInfo organisation info Information about the news organisation or journalist's history and background
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/diversityStaffingReport diversity staffing report A report on staffing diversity issues. In a news context this might be for example ASNE or RTDNA (US) reports, or self-reported.
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/organisationDiversityPolicy organisation diversity policy Statement on the organisation's staff diversity policy, optionally providing staffing data
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/ownershipFundingInfo ownership and funding information A description of organizational ownership structure, funding and grants, with particular reference to editorial independence
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/seniorEditorialStaff senior editorial staff Information about a news outlet's senior editorial staff, sometimes known as the masthead
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/pieceOfWorkInfo piece of work info Trust information that applies to a particular piece of journalistic work, such as references or sources
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/correctedByResource corrected by resource Indicates an update to a journalistic work via a link to another document that corrects this document
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/correctsResource corrects resource Indicates that this news item corrects the referenced news item
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/externalSourceMaterials external source materials External material that this news item is based on, such as a press release or parliamentary record
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/internalSourceMaterials internal source materials Indicates journalistic materials used to create this news item, such as interview transcripts or data analysis
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/trustindicator/secondarySources secondary sources Indicator of an external source that this news item is based on, such as an existing news report elsewhere in the media