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News

v3.0.0

DigitalEntity

Media

v3 schema for digital news publishing platforms where the primary value is editorial content distributed from publisher to broad audience.

Top-level required

Required modules

Capability groups

Entity properties

Canonical Files

Contract URL: https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/entity/news.json

Example URL: https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/examples/news_example_schema_v3.json

Inheritance Chain

https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/ontology/digital_entity.json

https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/archetypes/broadcast_publisher.json

Interaction archetype

BroadcastPublisher

Required Top-level Fields

These fields are enforced by JSON Schema required[] at root level.

@type

ontologicalMode

interactionArchetype

domain

name

description

deliveryFormat

capabilities

structuralMetadata

modules

Non-universal required fields

interactionArchetype

Entity-specific Properties

Keys under properties.properties dedicated to this entity contract.

contactPoints

coverageScope

editorialModel

identifiers

paywallModel

socialProfiles

supportsBreakingNewsMode

supportsFactCheckWorkflow

Modules Contract

Required modules

No required modules for this entity.

Optional modules

archive

distribution

editorial

Capabilities Contract

Required capability groups

content

Optional capability groups

community

financial

interaction

Governance Validation Rules

Normative rule list from governanceMetadata.sdkValidationRules.

RULE-NEWS-001: @type MUST equal "News"

RULE-NEWS-002: ontologicalMode MUST equal "DigitalEntity"

RULE-NEWS-003: interactionArchetype MUST contain "BroadcastPublisher"

RULE-NEWS-004: capabilities.content MUST be present

RULE-NEWS-005: structuralMetadata.topology MUST equal "hub_and_spoke"

RULE-NEWS-006: structuralMetadata.valueSource MUST equal "content_creation"

Canonical Contract JSON

https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/entity/news.json

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "@context": [
    "https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/context.jsonld"
  ],
  "@id": "https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/entity/news.json",
  "$id": "https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/entity/news.json",
  "@type": "News",
  "schemaVersion": "3.0.0",
  "aimlVersion": "3.0.0",
  "title": "News Entity Schema",
  "description": "v3 schema for digital news publishing platforms where the primary value is editorial content distributed from publisher to broad audience.",
  "examples": [
    {
      "description": "National digital news publisher with paywall, newsletters, and breaking alerts",
      "reference": "news_example_national_publisher"
    },
    {
      "description": "Regional newsroom platform with topic desks and live event coverage",
      "reference": "news_example_regional_newsroom"
    }
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "../ontology/digital_entity.json"
    },
    {
      "$ref": "../archetypes/broadcast_publisher.json"
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "@type": {
      "const": "News"
    },
    "ontologicalMode": {
      "const": "DigitalEntity"
    },
    "interactionArchetype": {
      "type": "array",
      "contains": {
        "const": "BroadcastPublisher"
      },
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "BroadcastPublisher"
        ]
      }
    },
    "domain": {
      "const": "Media"
    },
    "businessModel": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "Advertising",
          "Subscription",
          "Sponsorship"
        ]
      }
    },
    "deliveryFormat": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "WebApp",
          "MobileApp",
          "API"
        ]
      }
    },
    "name": {
      "$ref": "../components/multilingual_format.json#/$defs/LocalizedText"
    },
    "description": {
      "$ref": "../components/multilingual_format.json#/$defs/LocalizedText"
    },
    "shortDescription": {
      "$ref": "../components/multilingual_format.json#/$defs/LocalizedTextOrString"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri"
    },
    "foundingDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date"
    },
    "properties": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "coverageScope": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "local",
            "national",
            "international",
            "global"
          ]
        },
        "editorialModel": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "staff_writer",
            "wire_plus_editorial",
            "distributed_newsroom"
          ]
        },
        "supportsBreakingNewsMode": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "supportsFactCheckWorkflow": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "paywallModel": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "none",
            "metered",
            "hard_paywall",
            "hybrid"
          ]
        },
        "contactPoints": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "../components/common_defs.json#/$defs/ContactPoint"
          }
        },
        "socialProfiles": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "../components/common_defs.json#/$defs/SocialProfile"
          }
        },
        "identifiers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "../components/common_defs.json#/$defs/Identifier"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "capabilities": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "content"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "content": {
          "$ref": "../components/capability_groups.json#/$defs/ContentCapabilities"
        },
        "interaction": {
          "$ref": "../components/capability_groups.json#/$defs/InteractionCapabilities"
        },
        "financial": {
          "$ref": "../components/capability_groups.json#/$defs/FinancialCapabilities"
        },
        "community": {
          "$ref": "../components/capability_groups.json#/$defs/CommunityCapabilities"
        }
      }
    },
    "modules": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "editorial": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "storyLifecycleWorkflowEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "correctionPolicyWorkflowEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "deskAssignmentEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            }
          }
        },
        "distribution": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "pushAlertsEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "newsletterPublishingEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "syndicationFeedsEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            }
          }
        },
        "archive": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "searchableArchiveEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "articleVersionHistoryEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "publicCorrectionsLogEnabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "structuralMetadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "topology": {
          "const": "hub_and_spoke"
        },
        "roles": {
          "const": [
            "publisher",
            "audience"
          ]
        },
        "valueSource": {
          "const": "content_creation"
        },
        "transactionFlow": {
          "const": "one_to_many"
        },
        "networkEffects": {
          "const": "none"
        },
        "publicationCadence": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "continuous",
            "daily_cycles",
            "mixed"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "targetAudience": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "siteCapabilities": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "supportedDevices": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "desktop",
              "mobile",
              "tablet"
            ]
          }
        },
        "languages": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "accessibilityFeatures": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "@type",
    "ontologicalMode",
    "interactionArchetype",
    "domain",
    "name",
    "description",
    "deliveryFormat",
    "capabilities",
    "structuralMetadata",
    "modules"
  ],
  "validationMetadata": {
    "schemaVersion": "3.0.0",
    "phase": "entity",
    "status": "draft",
    "lastValidated": "2026-02-20T12:00:00Z",
    "validator": "META-AIML QA"
  },
  "semanticAnnotations": {
    "classificationRationale": "News is modeled as DigitalEntity + BroadcastPublisher because primary value is editorial content authored and distributed by publisher to audience.",
    "disambiguationNotes": "Different from social networks where peer-generated graph interactions are primary value source."
  },
  "governanceMetadata": {
    "entityVersion": "3.0.0",
    "introducedIn": "META-AIML v3.0.0",
    "stabilityLevel": "draft",
    "sdkValidationRules": [
      "RULE-NEWS-001: @type MUST equal \"News\"",
      "RULE-NEWS-002: ontologicalMode MUST equal \"DigitalEntity\"",
      "RULE-NEWS-003: interactionArchetype MUST contain \"BroadcastPublisher\"",
      "RULE-NEWS-004: capabilities.content MUST be present",
      "RULE-NEWS-005: structuralMetadata.topology MUST equal \"hub_and_spoke\"",
      "RULE-NEWS-006: structuralMetadata.valueSource MUST equal \"content_creation\""
    ]
  }
}

Filled Example Instance

https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/examples/news_example_schema_v3.json

{
  "@context": [
    "https://schemas.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/context.jsonld"
  ],
  "@id": "https://data.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/examples/news/meridian-wire-newsroom",
  "$id": "https://data.meta-aiml.org/v3.0.0/examples/news/meridian-wire-newsroom",
  "@type": "News",
  "schemaVersion": "3.0.0",
  "aimlVersion": "3.0.0",
  "title": "Example Filled News Entity Example (Meridian Wire Newsroom)",
  "ontologicalMode": "DigitalEntity",
  "interactionArchetype": [
    "BroadcastPublisher"
  ],
  "domain": "Media",
  "businessModel": [
    "Advertising",
    "Subscription",
    "Sponsorship"
  ],
  "deliveryFormat": [
    "WebApp",
    "MobileApp",
    "API"
  ],
  "name": {
    "en": "Meridian Wire Newsroom",
    "es": "Meridian Wire Newsroom",
    "fr": "Meridian Wire Newsroom"
  },
  "description": {
    "en": "Meridian Wire Newsroom is a fictional digital publisher focused on policy, business, and technology coverage with editorial workflows, alert distribution, and public correction transparency.",
    "es": "Meridian Wire Newsroom es un medio digital ficticio con cobertura de politica, negocios y tecnologia, con flujos editoriales y distribucion de alertas.",
    "fr": "Meridian Wire Newsroom est un media numerique fictif couvrant politique, business et technologie avec flux editoriaux et alertes."
  },
  "shortDescription": {
    "en": "Publisher-first digital newsroom with editorial governance and multi-channel distribution.",
    "es": "Newsroom digital orientado a editor con gobernanza editorial y distribucion multicanal.",
    "fr": "Newsroom numerique orientee editeur avec gouvernance editoriale et distribution multicanal."
  },
  "url": "https://meridianwire-news.example",
  "foundingDate": "2012-11-03",
  "createdDate": "2026-02-20T18:46:00Z",
  "lastModified": "2026-02-20T18:46:00Z",
  "examples": [
    {
      "scenario": "Breaking macroeconomic policy update",
      "note": "AI should map intent to publisher-originated content flow and prioritize newsroom distribution channels over peer-to-peer interaction assumptions."
    },
    {
      "scenario": "Article correction and transparency notice publication",
      "note": "AI should preserve editorial correction semantics and reference archive and correction-log related capabilities."
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "coverageScope": "international",
    "editorialModel": "wire_plus_editorial",
    "supportsBreakingNewsMode": true,
    "supportsFactCheckWorkflow": true,
    "paywallModel": "metered",
    "contactPoints": [
      {
        "contactType": "general",
        "telephone": "+1-202-555-0198",
        "email": "desk@meridianwire-news.example",
        "url": "https://meridianwire-news.example/contact",
        "areaServed": "global",
        "availableLanguages": [
          "en",
          "es",
          "fr"
        ]
      },
      {
        "contactType": "support",
        "telephone": "+1-202-555-0116",
        "email": "subscriptions@meridianwire-news.example",
        "url": "https://meridianwire-news.example/subscriptions",
        "areaServed": "global",
        "availableLanguages": [
          "en"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "socialProfiles": [
      {
        "platform": "twitter",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/meridianwire",
        "username": "meridianwire"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://youtube.com/@meridianwire",
        "username": "meridianwire"
      },
      {
        "platform": "instagram",
        "url": "https://instagram.com/meridianwire",
        "username": "meridianwire"
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
      {
        "type": "url",
        "value": "https://meridianwire-news.example"
      },
      {
        "type": "custom",
        "value": "NEWS-MWN-001"
      }
    ]
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "content": {
      "features": [
        "publishing",
        "curation",
        "mediaHosting",
        "search",
        "categories",
        "tags",
        "archives",
        "rss"
      ],
      "contentTypes": [
        "article",
        "opinion",
        "analysis",
        "newsletter",
        "video"
      ],
      "contentFormats": [
        "text",
        "html",
        "markdown",
        "mp4",
        "json"
      ],
      "contentAccess": [
        "public",
        "subscriber"
      ],
      "editorialControl": true,
      "userGeneratedContent": false,
      "mediaHosting": true,
      "searchPossible": true,
      "hasCategorization": true,
      "hasTagging": true,
      "archiveAccess": true,
      "rssFeeds": true
    },
    "interaction": {
      "features": [
        "commenting",
        "feed",
        "notifications"
      ],
      "interactionMethods": [
        "online_form",
        "email"
      ],
      "availableActions": [
        "read_article",
        "save_story",
        "subscribe",
        "submit_tip"
      ],
      "hasMessaging": false,
      "hasComments": true,
      "hasRating": false,
      "hasReviews": false,
      "hasSocialGraph": false,
      "hasFeed": true,
      "hasNotifications": true,
      "hasMatching": false,
      "realTimeCommunication": false,
      "moderationEnabled": true,
      "privacyControls": [
        "public",
        "private"
      ]
    },
    "financial": {
      "features": [
        "payments",
        "billing",
        "subscriptionManagement"
      ],
      "paymentMethods": [
        "credit_card",
        "digital_wallet"
      ],
      "acceptsCreditCards": true,
      "currencies": [
        "USD",
        "EUR"
      ],
      "priceRange": "subscription_tiered",
      "commissionModel": "fixed_price",
      "commissionRate": 0,
      "supportsSubscriptions": true,
      "supportsInvoicing": true,
      "refundPolicy": "partial_refund"
    },
    "community": {
      "features": [
        "communities",
        "moderation",
        "polls"
      ],
      "supportsGroups": false,
      "supportsChannels": true,
      "communitiesCount": 14,
      "hasDiscovery": true,
      "hasModeration": true,
      "moderationModel": "human",
      "hasMembershipManagement": true,
      "membershipTypes": [
        "subscriber",
        "editorial_member"
      ],
      "supportsGroupEvents": false,
      "supportsPolls": true,
      "hasGovernance": true,
      "governanceModel": "centralized",
      "privacyLevels": [
        "public",
        "closed"
      ]
    }
  },
  "modules": {
    "editorial": {
      "storyLifecycleWorkflowEnabled": true,
      "correctionPolicyWorkflowEnabled": true,
      "deskAssignmentEnabled": true
    },
    "distribution": {
      "pushAlertsEnabled": true,
      "newsletterPublishingEnabled": true,
      "syndicationFeedsEnabled": true
    },
    "archive": {
      "searchableArchiveEnabled": true,
      "articleVersionHistoryEnabled": true,
      "publicCorrectionsLogEnabled": true
    }
  },
  "structuralMetadata": {
    "topology": "hub_and_spoke",
    "roles": [
      "publisher",
      "audience"
    ],
    "valueSource": "content_creation",
    "transactionFlow": "one_to_many",
    "networkEffects": "none",
    "publicationCadence": "continuous"
  },
  "targetAudience": [
    "policy_readers",
    "business_readers",
    "investors",
    "researchers"
  ],
  "siteCapabilities": {
    "supportedDevices": [
      "desktop",
      "mobile",
      "tablet"
    ],
    "languages": [
      "en",
      "es",
      "fr"
    ],
    "accessibilityFeatures": [
      "keyboard_navigation",
      "screen_reader_labels",
      "text_scaling",
      "high_contrast_mode",
      "caption_support"
    ]
  },
  "validationMetadata": {
    "schemaVersion": "3.0.0",
    "phase": "example_instance",
    "status": "reference",
    "lastValidated": "2026-02-20T18:46:00Z",
    "validator": "META-AIML SDK v3"
  },
  "semanticAnnotations": {
    "classificationRationale": "News is modeled as DigitalEntity plus BroadcastPublisher because value comes from publisher-authored editorial output distributed to audiences.",
    "disambiguationNotes": "This is not a peer-driven social graph model. Audience interaction exists but does not define core value creation.",
    "intendedUse": "Canonical filled reference for news organizations embedding static schema for AI interpretation of editorial architecture."
  },
  "governanceMetadata": {
    "entityVersion": "3.0.0",
    "introducedIn": "META-AIML v3.0.0",
    "stabilityLevel": "reference",
    "sdkValidationRules": [
      "RULE-NSGF-001: @type MUST equal \"News\"",
      "RULE-NSGF-002: ontologicalMode MUST equal \"DigitalEntity\"",
      "RULE-NSGF-003: interactionArchetype MUST contain exactly one value: \"BroadcastPublisher\"",
      "RULE-NSGF-004: capabilities.content MUST be present and richly populated",
      "RULE-NSGF-005: modules.editorial and modules.distribution MUST be present",
      "RULE-NSGF-006: structuralMetadata constants MUST align with BroadcastPublisher archetype",
      "RULE-NSGF-007: multilingual name, description, and shortDescription MUST stay language-aligned",
      "RULE-NSGF-008: examples MUST include practical newsroom scenarios with operational notes"
    ]
  }
}

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