Publication
Publications are the organisations that issue sources. Typical records in this entity type include media organisations, non-governmental organisations, state bodies, and governments. We record these distinctly from sources and citations, rather than simply as values within those types of record.
This document provides an overview of what information we store about publications.
Source: Summary of attributes
The table below summarises the following dimensions of source records:
Attribute label: a human readable label for the attribute
Attribute name: a unique machine-readable name for the attribute, used during data capture
Status: whether the attribute is optional or required in a records
Data type: the sort of data that can be entered into the attributes
Conformed name: a standardized name that simplifies attribute use in SFM databases
Attribute label |
Attribute name |
Status |
Data type |
Conformed name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
required |
uuid |
None |
|
|
optional |
string |
None |
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|
optional |
list |
None |
|
|
optional |
list |
None |
|
|
optional |
string |
None |
Source: Details of attributes
This section contains further information about each attribute, including descriptions, examples of use, and guidance on use.
Publication: Unique Identifier
Attribute name
::publication/id
Description
A unique 32 character code assigned to each publication.
Attribute type
String in UUID format.
Status
This attribute is required.
Example of use
1c03ec21-0fae-4243-9de6-686568afc2b8
Guidance on use
This value is a Universally Unique Indentifier (UUID) generated using a computer program. The attribute Source: Publication Unique Identifier draws from the values stored in this attribute.
Publication: Name
Attribute name
::publication/name
Description
Full name of the publication
Attribute type
String
Status
This attribute is optional.
Example of use
Agence Malienne de Presse, Voice of Nigeria, The Aviationist
Guidance on use
This attribute is used to record the full, official name of a publication.
Publication: Level of State Control
Advertencia
This is an experimental field, and is not yet fully implemented. A better way to approach this would be to reframe this as a claim about a publication, meaning the specific page/datapoint of State Media Monitor’s research would become a citation that could also change over time.
Attribute name
::publication/state-control
Description
An attribute to store an assessment made about the extent of state control of the publication.
Attribute type
Single value from controlled list
Status
This attribute is optional.
Example of use
CaPu, IP
Guidance on use
This experimental attribute is designed to enable the analysis of the data we hold that is derived from both state sources.
In this attribute, we store information about the publication which is drawn from the research of State Media Monitor into the degree of state control over a publication. There are seven categories in State Media Monitor’s typology:
SC: State Controlled MediaCaPu: Captured Public/State Managed MediaCaPr: Captured Private MediaISFM: Independent State Funded and State Managed MediaISF: Independent State Funded MediaISM: Independent State Managed MediaIP: Independent Public Media
Publication: Country
ttribute name
::publication/country
Description
The primary country where the publication is established.
Attribute type
Single vaue, from list
Status
This attribute is optional.
Example of use
mx
Guidance on use
Values for this attribute are chosen from the list of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes, which can be found (on the ISO website and on Wikipedia. Sometimes, this attribute is difficult to populate as the country of establishment of a publication can be obscure.
Publication: Research Comments
Attribute name
::publication/comments
Description
Observations specific to the process of reviewing data about this publication, including fixes, refinements and other suggestions.
Attribute type
String
Status
This attribute is optional.
Example of use
Publication country is incorrect, State Media Monitor doens't have an entry for this publication
Guidance on use
Staff Researchers use this attribute to pass on feedback about the data about the publication itself. This may include the progress made in extracting information from the sources this publication has issued, and other specific remarks about the quality of the data about a publication. Data in this attribute are not intended for publication.