Thrift module: nitf

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nitf NITFInfo

Data structures

Struct: NITFInfo

Key Field Type Description Requiredness Default value
1 alternateURL string This field specifies the URL of the article, if published online. In some cases, such as with the New York Times, when this field is present, the URL is preferred to the URL field on articles published on or after April 02, 2006, as the linked page will have richer content. optional
2 articleAbstract string This field is a summary of the article, possibly written by an indexing service. optional
3 authorBiography string This field specifies the biography of the author of the article. Generally, this field is specified for guest authors, and not for regular reporters, except to provide the author's email address. optional
4 banner string The banner field is used to indicate if there has been additional information appended to the articles since its publication. Examples of banners include ('Correction Appended' and 'Editor's Note Appended'). optional
5 biographicalCategoryList list< string > When present, the biographical category field generally indicates that a document focuses on a particular individual. The value of the field indicates the area or category in which this individual is best known. This field is most often defined for Obituaries and Book Reviews.
  1. Politics and Government (U.S.)
  2. Books and Magazines
  3. Royalty
optional
6 columnName string If the article is part of a regular column, this field specifies the name of that column.
Sample Column Names:
  1. World News Briefs
  2. WEDDINGS
  3. The Accessories Channel
optional
7 columnNumber i32 This field specifies the column in which the article starts in the print paper. A typical printed page in the paper has six columns numbered from right to left. As a consequence most, but not all, of the values for this field fall in the range 1-6. optional
8 correctionDate i64 This field specifies the date on which a correction was made to the article. Generally, if the correction date is specified, the correction text will also be specified (and vice versa). optional
9 correctionText string For articles corrected following publication, this field specifies the correction. Generally, if the correction text is specified, the correction date will also be specified (and vice versa). optional
10 credit string This field indicates the entity that produced the editorial content of this document. optional
11 dayOfWeek string This field specifies the day of week on which the article was published.
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday
optional
12 descriptorList list< string > The "descriptors" field specifies a list of descriptive terms drawn from a normalized controlled vocabulary corresponding to subjects mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND TRENDS
  2. AIRPLANES
  3. VIOLINS
optional
13 featurePage string The feature page containing this article, such as
  • Education Page
  • Fashion Page
optional
14 generalOnlineDescriptorList list< string > The "general online descriptors" field specifies a list of descriptors that are at a higher level of generality than the other tags associated with the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Surfing
  2. Venice Biennale
  3. Ranches
optional
15 guid i32 The GUID field specifies an integer that is guaranteed to be unique for every document in the corpus. optional
16 kicker string The kicker is an additional piece of information printed as an accompaniment to a news headline. optional
17 leadParagraphList list< string > The "lead Paragraph" field is the lead paragraph of the article. Generally this field is populated with the first two paragraphs from the article. optional
18 locationList list< string > The "locations" field specifies a list of geographic descriptors drawn from a normalized controlled vocabulary that correspond to places mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Wellsboro (Pa)
  2. Kansas City (Kan)
  3. Park Slope (NYC)
optional
19 nameList list< string > The "names" field specifies a list of names mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Azza Fahmy
  2. George C. Izenour
  3. Chris Schenkel
optional
20 newsDesk string This field specifies the desk in the newsroom that produced the article. The desk is related to, but is not the same as the section in which the article appears. optional
21 normalizedByline string The Normalized Byline field is the byline normalized to the form (last name, first name). optional
22 onlineDescriptorList list< string > This field specifies a list of descriptors from a normalized controlled vocabulary that correspond to topics mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Marriages
  2. Parks and Other Recreation Areas
  3. Cooking and Cookbooks
optional
23 onlineHeadline string This field specifies the headline displayed with the article online. Often this differs from the headline used in print. optional
24 onlineLeadParagraph string This field specifies the lead paragraph for the online version. optional
25 onlineLocationList list< string > This field specifies a list of place names that correspond to geographic locations mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Hollywood
  2. Los Angeles
  3. Arcadia
optional
26 onlineOrganizationList list< string > This field specifies a list of organizations that correspond to organizations mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Nintendo Company Limited
  2. Yeshiva University
  3. Rose Center
optional
27 onlinePeople list< string > This field specifies a list of people that correspond to individuals mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Lopez, Jennifer
  2. Joyce, James
  3. Robinson, Jackie
optional
28 onlineSectionList list< string > This field specifies the section(s) in which the online version of the article is placed. This may typically be populated from a semicolon (;) delineated list. optional
29 onlineTitleList list< string > This field specifies a list of authored works mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Matchstick Men (Movie)
  2. Blades of Glory (Movie)
  3. Bridge and Tunnel (Play)
optional
30 organizationList list< string > This field specifies a list of organization names drawn from a normalized controlled vocabulary that correspond to organizations mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Circuit City Stores Inc
  2. Delaware County Community College (Pa)
  3. CONNECTICUT GRAND OPERA
optional
31 page i32 This field specifies the page of the section in the paper in which the article appears. This is not an absolute pagination. An article that appears on page 3 in section A occurs in the physical paper before an article that occurs on page 1 of section F. The section is encoded in the <strong>section</strong> field. optional
32 peopleList list< string > This field specifies a list of people from a normalized controlled vocabulary that correspond to individuals mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. REAGAN, RONALD WILSON (PRES)
  2. BEGIN, MENACHEM (PRIME MIN)
  3. COLLINS, GLENN
optional
33 publicationDate i64 This field specifies the date of the article's publication. optional
34 publicationDayOfMonth i32 This field specifies the day of the month on which the article was published, always in the range 1-31. optional
35 publicationMonth i32 This field specifies the month on which the article was published in the range 1-12 where 1 is January 2 is February etc. optional
36 publicationYear i32 This field specifies the year in which the article was published. This value is in the range 1987-2007 for this collection. optional
37 section string This field specifies the section of the paper in which the article appears. This is not the name of the section, but rather a letter or number that indicates the section. optional
38 seriesName string If the article is part of a regular series, this field specifies the name of that column. optional
39 slug string The slug is a short string that uniquely identifies an article from all other articles published on the same day. Please note, however, that different articles on different days may have the same slug.
  • 30other
  • 12reunion
optional
40 taxonomicClassifierList list< string > This field specifies a list of taxonomic classifiers that place this article into a hierarchy of articles. The individual terms of each taxonomic classifier are separated with the '/' character.
Examples Include:
  1. Top/Features/Travel/Guides/Destinations/North America/United States/Arizona
  2. Top/News/U.S./Rockies
  3. Top/Opinion
optional
41 titleList list< string > This field specifies a list of authored works that correspond to works mentioned in the article.
Examples Include:
  1. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (Movie)
  2. Law and Order (TV Program)
  3. BATTLEFIELD EARTH (BOOK)
optional
42 typesOfMaterialList list< string > This field specifies a normalized list of terms describing the general editorial category of the article.
Examples Include:
  1. REVIEW
  2. OBITUARY
  3. ANALYSIS
optional
43 url string This field specifies the location of the online version of the article. The "Alternative Url" field is preferred to this field on articles published on or after April 02, 2006, as the linked page will have richer content. optional
44 wordCount i32 This field specifies the number of words in the body of the article, including the lead paragraph. optional