NewsML

Fantast (Min - Che Ho)Department of Computer Science

National Cheng-Chi University

Outline

History What is NewsML Why NewsML News Items Features Conclusions

HistoryDiscussions start in Reuters – Jo Rabin publishes NewsML internally19981998

19991999

20002000

July 2000July 2000

Oct 2000Oct 2000

Reuters submits Requirements Specifications for NewsML to the IPTC

IPTC forms steering and working groups to develop functional specifications and DTD for NewsML

IPTC accepts NewsML version 1.0 betaIPTC general meeting

What is NewsML

NewsML is an XML

NewsML is media independent

NewsML is an Information Wrapper and

Management Tool

Why NewsML

PublisherPublisher

GIF, JPEG, NSK-TIFF etcGIF, JPEG, NSK-TIFF etc

AVI, AU, WAV AVI, AU, WAV etc.etc.

MPEG etc.MPEG etc.

DOC, HTML DOC, HTML etc.etc.

JPEG, GIF JPEG, GIF etc.etc.

What NewsML Can Help?

News Item

Features

All formats and media types recognized equally

Facilitates the development of news items Named relationships between news items Alternative representations of the same

part Explicit inclusion, inclusion by reference

and exclusion of parts and alternatives

All formats and media types recognized equally

NewsML provides a structure NewsML makes no assumption Equally represent Any medium can be the main part

of news

Facilitates the development of news items

Additions Revisions Corrections Different components have different

production delays

The mayor of a Japanese island hit by a series of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes urged most of its remaining residents Thursday to leave, although he stopped short of issuing an all-out evacuation. - Aug 31 6:55 AM ET

Japanese authorities on Friday ordered the evacuation of all remaining residents on a small island south of Tokyo after experts warned that its volcano looked set for another major eruption. - Sep 01 2:05 AM ET

The complete evacuation of a volcano-struck island south of Tokyo started Saturday as experts warned of a possible cataclysmic eruption. - Sep 02 5:31 AM ET

Named relationships between news items

Alternative representations of the same part

Example – Concorde crash

Multiple formats Multiple

revisions Story evolved

over time International

and Local audiences (Germany, France)

French investigators released August 31, 2000 a preliminary report including a picture of a metal strip, probably from another plane, which was found on the runway at Paris' Roissy airport following the horrific crash of an Air France Concorde jet in July. (Reuters) Sep 01 9:11 PM ET

• Language: English

• Context: Crash

• Relates to: Air France

DescriptiveDescriptive

• Publisher: Reuters

AdministrativeAdministrative

• © Reuters • no redistribution RightsRights

• Size: 1kb

PhysicalPhysical

• TextTypeType

French investigators released August 31, 2000 a preliminary report including a picture of a metal strip, probably from another plane, which was found on the runway at Paris' Roissy airport following the horrific crash of an Air France Concorde jet in July. (Reuters) Sep 01 9:11 PM ET

• Headline: Concorde Preliminary report releasedHuman ReadableHuman Readable

• Size: 300kb Duration: 15 seconds

PhysicalPhysical

• Language: German • Context: Crash

• Relates to: Air France

DescriptiveDescriptive

• Publisher: Reuters

AdministrativeAdministrative

• © Reuters • no redistribution RightsRights

• VideoTypeType

• Headline: Piece of metal perforated fuel tankHuman ReadableHuman Readable

• Size: 23kb Width: 36mm• Height: 24mm Resolution: medium

PhysicalPhysical

• Context: Crash

• Relates to: Air France

DescriptiveDescriptive

• Publisher: Reuters

AdministrativeAdministrative

• © Reuters • no redistribution RightsRights

• PictureTypeType

• Headline: Concorde in flames before crashHuman ReadableHuman Readable

• Language: English

• Context: Crash

• Relates to: Air France

DescriptiveDescriptive

• Size: 134kb Width: 36mm• Height: 24mm Color: 256

PhysicalPhysical

Content ItemContent Item

• Publisher: Reuters

AdministrativeAdministrative

• © Reuters • no redistribution RightsRights

• GraphicsTypeType

• Headline: key facts of Concorde crash Human ReadableHuman Readable

Example – Concorde crash

Gonesse, Gonesse,

FranceFrance Air FranceAir France

© ReutersReuters

August August

20002000

Media type:Media type: ANYANYFile size : File size : < 1Mb< 1MbLanguage:Language: GERMANGERMANContext:Context: CrashCrash

Selection CriteriaSelection Criteria::

ResultsResults

Gonesse, Gonesse,

FranceFrance Air FranceAir France

© ReutersReuters

August August

20002000

Media type:Media type: ANYANYFile size : File size : < 1Mb< 1MbLanguage:Language: ANYANYContext:Context: CrashCrash

Selection CriteriaSelection Criteria::

French investigators released August 31, 2000 a preliminary report including a picture of a metal strip, probably from another plane, which was found on the runway at Paris' Roissy airport following the horrific crash of an Air France Concorde jet in July. (Reuters) Sep 01 9:11 PM ET

ResultsResults

Reference

IPTC (2002), “What is NewsML”, International Press Telecommunications Council

IPTC (2002) “News Industry Text Format”, International Press Telecommunications Council

REUTERS (2000), “Reuters Showcase”, Reuters

Chun-Feng Liao (2002), “NewsML Overview”, NCCU Computer Center

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