Dieser vom International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) und der Newspaper Association of America (NAA) entwickelte Standard dient zur Beschreibung von Bild, Audio, Video und Text. Interessant finde ich die NewsCode-Genres – wäre doch auch was für Blogs. Es ist mir unverständlich, dass es einen Newscode für Horoskop(!) gibt. Hier die Liste:
- Actuality
- The object contains the recording of the event.
- Advice
- The object contains advice, typically letters and answers about personal problems, that are publishable.
- Almanac
- List of data, including birthdays of famous people and items of historical significance, for a given day.
- Analysis
- The object contains data and conclusions drawn by a journalist who has researched the story in depth.
- Anniversary
- Stories about the anniversary of some important event that took place in recent history, usually bringing a short review of the event itself.
- Archive material
- The object contains material distributed previously that has been selected from the originator’s archives.
- Background
- The object provides some scene setting and explanation for the event being reported.
- Current
- The object content is about events taking place at the time of the report.
- Curtain Raiser
- The object contains information about the staging and outcome of an immediately upcoming event.
- Daybook
- Items filed on a regular basis that are lists of upcoming events with time and place, designed to inform others of events for planning purposes.
- Exclusive
- Information content, in any form, that is unique to a specific information provider.
- Feature
- The object content is about a particular event or individual that may not be significant to the current breaking news.
- Fixture
- The object contains data that occurs often and predictably.
- Forecast
- The object contains opinion as to the outcome of a future event.
- From the Scene
- The object contains a report from the scene of an event.
- History
- The object content is based on previous rather than current events.
- Horoscope
- Astrological forecasts
- Interview
- The object contains a report of a dialogue with a news source that gives it significant voice (includes Q and A).
- Music
- The object contains music alone.
- Obituary
- The object contains a narrative about an individual’s life and achievements for publication after his or her death.
- Opinion
- The object contains an editorial comment that reflects the views of the author.
- Polls and Surveys
- The object contains numeric or other information produced as a result of questionnaires or interviews.
- Press Release
- The object contains promotional material or information provided to a news organisation.
- Press-Digest
- The object contains an editorial comment by another medium completely or in parts without significant journalistic changes.
- Profile
- The object contains a description of the life or activity of a news subject (often a living individual).
- Program
- A news item giving lists of intended events and time to be covered by the news provider. Each program covers a day, a week, a month or a year. The covered period is referenced as a keyword.
- Question and Answer Session
- The object contains the interviewer and subject questions and answers.
- Quote
- The object contains a one or two sentence verbatim in direct quote.
- Raw Sound
- The object contains unedited sounds.
- Response to a Question
- The object contains a reply to a question.
- Results Listings and Statistics
- The object contains alphanumeric data suitable for presentation in tabular form.
- Retrospective
- The object contains material that looks back on a specific (generally long) period of time such as a season, quarter, year or decade.
- Review
- The object contains a critique of a creative activity or service (for example a book, a film or a restaurant).
- Scener
- The object contains a description of the event circumstances.
- Side bar and supporting information
- The object contains a related story that provides additional insight into the news event being reported
- Special Report
- In-depth examination of a single subject requiring extensive research and usually presented at great length, either as a single item or as a series of items.
- Summary
- The object contains a single item synopsis of a number of news stories (generally unrelated).
- Synopsis
- The object contains a condensed version of a single news item.
- Text only
- The object contains a transcription of text.
- Transcript and Verbatim
- The object contains a word for word report of a discussion or briefing without significant journalistic intervention.
- Update
- The object contains an intraday snapshot (as for electronic services) of a single news subject.
- Voicer
- The object contains only voice.
- Wrap
- The object contains a complete summary of the event.
- Wrapup
- The object contains a recap of a running story (such as the end of the day).
http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/genre/
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