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Definition of the "News" genre

A thread last year requested that the definition of the News genre be clarified, and indeed it was clarified as indicated by Michelle's comments in the thread:

https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/suggestion-to-clarify-imdbs-definition-of-news-genre/62c0f04bf938966a23bd3381

As shown in the Internet Archive page as of Dec. 8, 2022, the News genre was given the following definition:

Reports and discussion of current events of public importance or interest. This generally includes newsreels, newsmagazines, daily news reports, and commentary/discussion programs that focus on news events. If the events are not current (at the time the title was initially released), use History instead. News titles are normally made for television, podcasts, or (in the case of newsreels) short films. Feature films, direct-to-video titles, and videogames would not normally be included in the News genre. Objective.

However, I see that the definition of the News genre has now gone back to the older definition that was criticized in the thread last year: 

Reports and discussion of current events of public importance or interest. If the events are not current (at the time the title was initially released), use History instead. This generally includes newsreels, newsmagazines, daily news reports, and commentary/discussion programs that focus on news events. Objective.

(See https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/genres/GZDRMS6R742JRGAG#.)

Could the staff please check on this and fix the definition? Thanks.

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3 years ago

Hi @gromit82 -

Thanks for reporting, I have filed a ticket for the appropriate team to investigate the recent "news" genre definition changes.  As soon as I have an update I will relay the information here.

Thanks again!

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3 years ago

Hi @gromit82 -

I'm just following up here to confirm that the Genre Help Guide is now reflecting the updated "News definition.

Thanks again for letting us know the error!

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3 years ago

Thanks, Michelle.