Is the difference in format intentional?

6.x-1.4:

<url>
<loc>http://localhost/1638591-war-thanksgiving</loc>
−<n:news>
−<n:publication>
<n:name>Tips-Q</n:name>
<n:language>en</n:language>
</n:publication>
<n:title>The "War on Thanksgiving?"</n:title>
<n:publication_date>2009-11-26T04:54:33+00:00</n:publication_date>
</n:news>
</url>

-<url>
−<loc>
http://www.tips-q.com/1640771-c-street-family-linked-ugandan-oppression-gays
</loc>
−<news:news>
<news:publication_date>2009-11-26T20:16:11+00:00</news:publication_date>
</news:news>
</url>

The "n:publication" tag and "n:title" are new and "news:" is now "n:" Knowing your work I am sure that it is correct but I just want to double-check before I update the server.