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A Solution for Sharing News
Developed by News Publishers, for News Publishers
NITF uses the eXtensible Markup Language to define the content and structure of news articles. Because metadata is applied throughout the news content, NITF documents are far more searchable and useful than HTML pages.
By using NITF, publishers can adapt the look, feel, and interactivity of their documents to the bandwidth, devices, and personalized needs of their subscribers. These documents can be translated into HTML, WML (for wireless devices), RTF (for printing), or any other format the publisher wishes.
NITF was developed by the International Press Telecommunications Council, an independent international association of the world's leading news agencies and publishers. It is a standard that is open, public, proven, well-used, well-documented, and well-supported.
NITF IN A NUTSHELL
Latest version
Version 3.5 was released in December 2009.
Now additional to the DTD an XML Schema is available. Minor adjustments were made to the specifications, all changes are backward compatible.
The specifications and the documentation can be downloaded from the Specification and Documentation tabs in the navigation bar on the top of this page.