name: Reuters Vocabulary
description: >-
  Domain vocabulary for the Reuters news wire service and Reuters Connect API,
  covering editorial content concepts, channel types, media classifications,
  and content standards used in the news industry.
version: 1.0.0
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-02'

terms:
  - term: Reuters Connect
    definition: >-
      The professional content delivery platform providing REST API access to
      Reuters and partner editorial content. Powers over 100 customer applications
      and internal systems for news organizations worldwide.
    tags:
      - Platform
      - Core Concept

  - term: Channel
    definition: >-
      A curated feed of editorial content organized by category and subscription
      level. Channels are identified by alias codes (e.g., OLDEN) and categorized
      as TXT (text), PIX (images), VID (video), GFX (graphics), or CMP (composite).
    tags:
      - Core Concept
      - Content Organization

  - term: Item
    definition: >-
      An individual piece of editorial content in the Reuters system. Items may
      be Simple News Items (SNI), News Event Packages (NEP), Super News Event
      Packages (SNEP), images, videos, or graphics. Each item has a unique
      identifier, version, and set of metadata.
    tags:
      - Core Concept
      - Content

  - term: Rendition
    definition: >-
      A specific format or size variant of a media item (image or video) available
      for download. Examples include thumbnail, preview, baseImage, and videoFile.
      Each rendition has its own URL, MIME type, and dimensions.
    tags:
      - Core Concept
      - Media

  - term: Headline
    definition: >-
      The title of a news item summarizing its content. In the Reuters API,
      headlines are searchable using the field:value query syntax
      (e.g., headline:election).
    tags:
      - Content
      - Editorial

  - term: GUID
    definition: >-
      Globally Unique Identifier — a permanent, version-independent identifier
      for a Reuters content item. Unlike the versioned item ID, the GUID
      remains constant across item updates and revisions.
    tags:
      - Identifiers
      - Technical

  - term: Urgency
    definition: >-
      An editorial priority score (1-9) assigned to news items, where 1 is the
      highest priority (breaking news). Used by news organizations to prioritize
      content delivery and display.
    tags:
      - Editorial
      - Metadata

  - term: IPTC NewsCodes
    definition: >-
      A standardized taxonomy of subject classification codes maintained by the
      International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). Reuters items are
      tagged with IPTC subject codes to categorize editorial content by topic.
    tags:
      - Standards
      - Classification

  - term: Byline
    definition: >-
      The author attribution line for a news item, identifying the journalist
      or photographer who created the content.
    tags:
      - Editorial
      - Metadata

  - term: Dateline
    definition: >-
      A line of text at the beginning of a news story indicating the location
      and date where the story originated (e.g., "LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)").
    tags:
      - Editorial
      - Metadata

  - term: Wire Service
    definition: >-
      A news agency that distributes syndicated news copy to subscribing
      organizations (newspapers, broadcasters, websites). Reuters is the world's
      largest international wire service.
    tags:
      - Industry
      - Business Model

  - term: SNI
    definition: >-
      Simple News Item — a standalone piece of Reuters content such as a news
      story, image, or video clip.
    tags:
      - Content Types
      - Technical

  - term: NEP
    definition: >-
      News Event Package — a Reuters content package that groups related items
      together around a specific news event.
    tags:
      - Content Types
      - Technical

  - term: Authorization Token
    definition: >-
      A session credential obtained from the Reuters Connect authentication
      endpoint (/login) that must be included as a query parameter in all
      subsequent content API requests. Should be cached and renewed periodically.
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Security