rNews 1.0: Quick Reference

This page provides an overview and a detailed description of every property in the rNews data model.

Data Model

Below is a diagram showing the complete rNews data model. You can also download a PDF version of this diagram and a spreadsheet of the rNews 1.0 data model.

Figure: The complete class diagram of the rNews data model.
Class Properties

The table below details every attribute in the rNews data model.

        
rNews ClassSchema.org ClassrNews 1.0 PropertyrNews TypeDefinition
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork alternativeHeadline xsd:string A secondary title of the NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork copyrightNotice xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
Any necessary copyright notice for claiming the intellectual property for the content.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork copyrightYear xsd:nonNegativeInteger The year during which the claimed copyright was first asserted
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork dateCreated xsd:dateTime The date on which the NewsItem. was created.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork dateline xsd:string The location where the content was produced.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork dateModified xsd:dateTime The date on which the NewsItem. was most recently modified
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork datePublished xsd:dateTime The date on which the NewItem was first made available online.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork description xsd:string A free-form textual description of the NewsItem of the item. Publishers may find it helpful to view this as the "caption" for an Media objects.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork discussionUrl xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
A link to the page containing the comments relating to this item.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork genre xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
A term describing the general editorial category of the article. Implementations are encouraged but not required to draw values for type of material from the IPTC Genre subject headings at http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/genre/.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork headline xsd:string  
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork identifier xsd:string An identifier for a Thing. This ID can be generated by the underlying publishing system. No two distinct Things from the same site should be assigned the same id, but a single Thing may have multiple ids.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork inLanguage xsd:string A language used by the news content specified according to IETF BCP 47 at http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork interactionCount xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
Adopted from schema.org: A count of a specific user interactions with this item—for example, 20 UserLikes, 5 UserComments, or 300 UserDownloads.  It is suggested but not required that users draw the interaction type from the controlled vocabulary provided by schema.org at: http://schema.org/UserInteraction
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork publishingPrinciples xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
Link to page describing the editorial principles of the organization primarily responsible for the creation of the NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork thumbnailUrl xsd:anyURI A thumbnail image relevant to the content.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork usageTerms xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
A human or machine-readable statement about the usage terms pertaining to the NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork version xsd:integer The version of the NewsItem. embodied by a specified resource.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork about Concept Indicates that the NewsItem is specifically about a concept.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork accountablePerson Person Specifies the person that is legally accountable for the NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork comment UserComments Comments, typically from users, on this NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork contributor Person
| Organization
A secondary contributor to the item
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork copyrightHolder Person
| Organization
The party holding the legal copyright to the NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork creator Person
| Organization
The author of this content.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork editor Person
| Organization
Specifies the person or organization who edited the NewsItem
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork mentions Concept Indicates that the NewsItem. contains a reference to, but is not necessarily about a concept.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork provider Person
| Organization
Specifies the person or organization that distributed the NewsItem.
NewsItem http://schema.org/CreativeWork sourceOrganization Organization The organization on whose behalf the creator was working.
 
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle articleBody xsd:string The main text of the article.
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle articleSection xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
The top-level classification of the content by the publishing organization.
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle associatedMedia "ImageObject
| AudioObject
| VideoObject"
An image or audio or video object associated with an Article.
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle printColumn xsd:integer The number of the column in which the article appears in the print edition.
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle printEdition xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
The edition of the print product in which the article appears. Implementors wishing to link to their own controlled vocabularies for this property may wish to specify this property as a URI.
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle printPage xsd:string If this article appears in print, this field indicates the name of the page on which the article is found. Please note that this field is intended for the exact page name (e.g. "A5", "B18").
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle printSection xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
If this article appears in print, this field indicates the print section in which the article appeared. Implementors wishing to link to their own controlled vocabularies for this property may wish to specify this property as a URI.
Article http://schema.org/NewsArticle wordCount xsd:nonNegativeInteger The number of words in the article.
 
 
ImageObject http://schema.org/ImageObject associatedArticle Article An Article associated with the Media Object
ImageObject http://schema.org/ImageObject encodingFormat xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
The encoding of a media asset. The encoding must be drawn from the IPTC NewsCodes for Images, Audio codecs, or Video codecs available at http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/format/, http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/audiocodec/, and http: //cv.iptc.org/newscodes/videocodec/
ImageObject http://schema.org/ImageObject height xsd:integer "Height of the media object."
ImageObject http://schema.org/ImageObject width xsd:integer Width of the media object.
ImageObject http://schema.org/ImageObject associatedMedia "ImageObject
| AudioObject
| VideoObject"
An image or audio or video object associated with an Article.
 
AudioObject http://schema.org/AudioObject associatedArticle Article An Article associated with the Media Object
AudioObject http://schema.org/AudioObject duration xsd:duration Adapted from schema.org. The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format.
AudioObject http://schema.org/AudioObject encodingFormat xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
The encoding of a media asset. The encoding must be drawn from the IPTC NewsCodes for Images, Audio codecs, or Video codecs available at http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/format/, http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/audiocodec/, and http: //cv.iptc.org/newscodes/videocodec/
AudioObject http://schema.org/AudioObject transcript xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
If this media object is an audio or video object, the transcript of that object
AudioObject http://schema.org/AudioObject associatedMedia "ImageObject
| AudioObject
| VideoObject"
An image or audio or video object associated with an Article.
 
VideoObject http://schema.org/VideoObject associatedArticle Article An Article associated with the Media Object
VideoObject http://schema.org/VideoObject duration xsd:duration Adapted from schema.org. The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format.
VideoObject http://schema.org/VideoObject encodingFormat xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
The encoding of a media asset. The encoding must be drawn from the IPTC NewsCodes for Images, Audio codecs, or Video codecs available at http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/format/, http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/audiocodec/, and http: //cv.iptc.org/newscodes/videocodec/
AudioObject http://schema.org/VideoObject height xsd:integer "Height of the media object."
 
 
VideoObject http://schema.org/VideoObject transcript xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
If this media object is an audio or video object, the transcript of that object
VideoObject http://schema.org/VideoObject width xsd:integer Width of the media object.
VideoObject http://schema.org/VideoObject associatedMedia "ImageObject
| AudioObject
| VideoObject"
An image or audio or video object associated with an Article.
 
UserComments http://schema.org/UserComments commentText xsd:string The text of the comment.
UserComments http://schema.org/UserComments commentTime xsd:dateTime The time at which the comment was made.
UserComments http://schema.org/UserComments creator Person The creator of the comment.
UserComments http://schema.org/UserComments discusses NewsItem Specifies the NewsItem associated with this Comment.
UserComments http://schema.org/UserComments replyToUrl xsd:anyURI The URL at which a reply may be posted to the specified comment.
 
Concept http://schema.org/Thing name xsd:string The natural language name for a concept.
 
Place http://schema.org/Place address PostalAddress A real-world postal address associated with this entity.
Place http://schema.org/Place featureCode xsd:string
| xsd:anyURI
| owl:thing
A code indicating the type of the geographic entity specified by a location object. The IPTC suggests, but does not require, that implementors of rNews populate this field with values drawn from the controlled vocabulary of feature codes provided by geonames.org.
Place   geoCoordinates GeoCoordinates The geo coordinates of the location.
 
GeoCoordinates http://schema.org/GeoShape box xsd:string A box is the area enclosed by the rectangle formed by two points. The first point is the lower corner, the second point is the upper corner. A box is expressed as two points separated by a space character.
GeoCoordinates http://schema.org/GeoShape circle xsd:string A circle is the circular region of a specified radius centered at a specified latitude and longitude. A circle is expressed as a pair followed by a radius in meters.
GeoCoordinates http://schema.org/GeoShape elevation xsd:string The elevation is the height above sea level in meters of a specified point. An Elevation attribute must be specified in conjunction with a Point attribute.
GeoCoordinates http://schema.org/GeoShape line xsd:string A line is a point-to-point path consisting of two or more points. A line is expressed as a series of two or more point objects separated by space.
GeoCoordinates http://schema.org/GeoCoordinates point xsd:string A point is a physical location on Earth. A point is expressed as a latitude and longitude separated by a space character. Points should expressed in decimal as laid out in the WGS84 specification.
GeoCoordinates http://schema.org/GeoShape polygon xsd:string A polygon is the area enclosed by a point-to-point path for which the starting and ending points are the same. A polygon is expressed as a series of four or more space-delimited points where the first and final points are identical.
 
Person http://schema.org/Person additionalName xsd:string The middle name portion of a full name for a person.
Person http://schema.org/Person address PostalAddress A real-world postal address associated with this entity.
Person http://schema.org/Person familyName xsd:string Family name. In the U.S., the last name of an individual
Person http://schema.org/Person givenName xsd:string Given name. In the U.S., the first name of an individual. Also used if person has only one name
Person http://schema.org/Person honorificPrefix xsd:string An honorific prefix preceding a person's name such as Dr/Mrs/Mr
Person http://schema.org/Person honorificSuffix xsd:string An honorific suffix preceding a person's name such as M.D./PhD/MSCSW.
 
Organization http://schema.org/Organization address PostalAddress A real-world postal address associated with this entity.
Organization http://schema.org/Corporation tickerSymbol xsd:string The exchange traded instrument associated with an organisation object. The tickerSymbol is expressed as an exchange and an instrument name separated by a space character. The IPTC suggests, but does not require that implementors of rNews select the value for the exchange component of the tickerSymbol attribute from the controlled vocaulary of Market Identifier Codes (MIC) specified in ISO15022.
 
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress addressCountry xsd:string A country, part of the address. Implementors are encouraged but not required to use ISO-3166-1-alpha-2 country codes.
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress addressLocality xsd:string A city/town/village etc. part of the address.
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress addressRegion xsd:string A subdivision of a country, part of the address
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress email xsd:string An email address.
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress faxNumber xsd:string An international fax number.
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress postalCode xsd:string A postal code, part of the address
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress streetAddress xsd:string A line of address information, in the format expected by a recipient postal service. City, country area, country and postal code are expressed separately
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress telephone xsd:string An international phone number.
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress url xsd:anyURI A reference to a web resource.
PostalAddress http://schema.org/PostalAddress postOfficeBoxNumber xsd:string A post office box associated with this postal address [optional].
IPTC rNews 1.0 License

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