SimplePie_Item::get_authors

		if (!empty($contributors))
		{
			return array_unique($contributors);
		}

		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Get all authors for the item
	 *
	 * Uses `<atom:author>`, `<author>`, `<dc:creator>` or `<itunes:author>`
	 *
	 * @since Beta 2
	 * @return SimplePie_Author[]|null List of {@see SimplePie_Author} objects
	 */
	public function get_authors()
	{
		$authors = array();
		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10, 'author') as $author)
		{
			$name = null;
			$uri = null;
			$email = null;
			if (isset($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['name'][0]['data']))
			{
				$name = $this->sanitize($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['name'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
			}
			if (isset($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['uri'][0]['data']))
			{
				$uri = $this->sanitize($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['uri'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_IRI, $this->get_base($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['uri'][0]));
			}
			if (isset($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['email'][0]['data']))
			{
				$email = $this->sanitize($author['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['email'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
			}
			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
			{
				$authors[] = $this->registry->create('Author', array($name, $uri, $email));
			}
		}
		if ($author = $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'author'))
		{
			$name = null;
			$url = null;
			$email = null;
			if (isset($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['name'][0]['data']))
			{
				$name = $this->sanitize($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['name'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
			}
			if (isset($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['url'][0]['data']))
			{
				$url = $this->sanitize($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['url'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_IRI, $this->get_base($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['url'][0]));
			}
			if (isset($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['email'][0]['data']))
			{
				$email = $this->sanitize($author[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03]['email'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
			}
			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
			{
				$authors[] = $this->registry->create('Author', array($name, $url, $email));
			}
		}
		if ($author = $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_20, 'author'))
		{
			$authors[] = $this->registry->create('Author', array(null, null, $this->sanitize($author[0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT)));
		}
		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'creator') as $author)
		{
			$authors[] = $this->registry->create('Author', array($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null));
		}
		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'creator') as $author)
		{
			$authors[] = $this->registry->create('Author', array($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null));
		}
		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'author') as $author)
		{
			$authors[] = $this->registry->create('Author', array($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null));
		}