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Using NITF<\/h2>\n

Introduction<\/h3>\n
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The IPTC launched the News Industry Text Format project in the early 1990s when members began looking for a successor to ANPA 1312 and IPTC 7901. These two formats were standardized in 1979 and provided a common platform for news services and newspapers to share content.<\/p>\n

The establishment of SGML, the Standard Generalized Markup Language, as a growing favorite among publishers made it the foundation for our new format. SGML, like its simplified successor XML, allowed publishers to devise their own vocabulary for describing metadata and content.<\/p>\n

When XML was introduced in 1998 as a subset of SGML, the NITF was modified to be compliant. As a result, NITF is the most commonly used XML vocabulary among news publishers worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is in NITF<\/h3>\n
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NITF supports the identification and description of a tremendous number of news characteristics. Highlights include:<\/p>\n