{
 "schemaVersion": 1,
 "registerId": "mde-independent-coverage-v1",
 "dateModified": "2026-08-08",
 "description": "Register of independent coverage: pieces initiated by others, in named venues, about the researcher, the programme or the book. Self-published material, arranged placements and outbound correspondence do not qualify and are never listed. The register states its own emptiness rather than implying otherwise.",
 "inclusionRules": [
  "the piece was initiated by the venue or author, not arranged or paid for",
  "the venue is independent of the programme and identifiable",
  "the subject is the researcher, the programme or the book, not merely a client or an adjacent topic",
  "every entry carries the date, the venue, a link, and an archived copy reference"
 ],
 "entries": []
}