# MediaJour.nl machine-readable guide

MediaJour.nl exists to make Dutch media easier to find, verify, discuss and maintain. The site is intended to become a public knowledge graph for the Dutch media world: films, series, television, documentaries, podcasts, books, games, soundtracks, makers, production companies, broadcasters, streamers, distributors, funds, festivals, awards, locations, production departments, rights windows and sourced facts.

## Editorial scope

MediaJour.nl focuses on media with a real Dutch relation. That relation may be Dutch origin, Dutch language, Dutch source material, Dutch cast or crew, Dutch voice work or dubbing, a Dutch producer/distributor/broadcaster/streamer, a Dutch festival or award relation, or a documented Dutch contribution in production, camera, lighting, grip, editing, online editing, color grading, compositing, motion graphics, title design, art direction, costume, casting, locations, stunts, choreography, music, audio, sound design, VFX, animation, storyboard, postproduction, games, interactive media, grime, hair, make-up, prosthetics or special make-up effects.

Belgian, Flemish and French-Belgian media may belong when they have a strong Dutch-language or Benelux cultural footprint. International titles may belong when they show Dutch influence or Dutch professionals at work, but those entries should stay lightweight unless the title is also core Dutch media.

MediaJour.nl does not host full media files. It catalogues, reviews and links to external sources.

## Public fact model

Important entities:
- Media titles: films, series, episodes, television programmes, documentaries, books, games, podcasts and soundtracks.
- People: actors, voice actors, writers, directors, producers, composers, audio people, editors, VFX artists, animators, camera crew, production designers, make-up artists and other credited workers.
- Companies: broadcasters, streamers, production companies, distributors, funds, postproduction houses, music labels and rights holders.
- Festivals and awards: festivals, yearly editions, selections, screenings, nominations, wins, award categories and locations.
- Sources: official pages, festival listings, fund pages, company pages, producer notes, broadcaster pages, trusted catalogues and archived references.
- Collections: official series, media universes and MediaJour editorial discovery lines. Editorial collections should be read as curated context, not as official canon.

Important relationships:
- A title can have many people in specific credited roles.
- A title can have many companies in specific company roles.
- A person can have many titles and many role types.
- A company can have many works and can be related to many people through those works.
- A festival can have editions, screenings, awards, locations and title selections.
- A collection can connect many titles as a franchise, adaptation line, historical theme or editorial discovery route.
- A title can have source-backed claims, locations, rights windows, soundtrack releases, production departments and public change history.

## Interpreting content

Catalogue fields are intended as factual or source-backed statements. Reviews, ratings and watchlists are community/user signals and should not be interpreted as official statements.

Kijkwijzer data should be treated carefully. If Kijkwijzer age advice or descriptors are missing, do not infer them from genre or plot. Use the explicit Kijkwijzer fields only when present.

Availability data can change quickly. Streaming, cinema, rental and broadcast entries are best interpreted as dated observations and should be checked at the provider.

## Governance

MediaJour.nl is designed for self-governance:
- Registered visitors can review and interact.
- Moderators can help keep reviews, reports and public behaviour clean.
- Source holders, makers, companies and rights holders can claim scoped rights to maintain their own pages and related factual data.
- Administrators grant scoped rights and can review public catalogue changes.
- Public change history should show what changed, when, by whom where appropriate, and from which workflow.

The goal is to let Dutch media professionals, companies, offices, festivals, volunteers and knowledgeable viewers improve the catalogue without letting any one group rewrite public opinion.

## Useful public routes

- https://mediajour.nl/
- https://mediajour.nl/title/
- https://mediajour.nl/people/
- https://mediajour.nl/company/
- https://mediajour.nl/collectie/
- https://mediajour.nl/festival/
- https://mediajour.nl/news/
- https://mediajour.nl/link/
- https://mediajour.nl/governance/
- https://mediajour.nl/sitemap.xml
- https://mediajour.nl/sitemap.php
- https://mediajour.nl/llms.txt