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ABC News: Peter Jennings, 1938-2005 view detail comment email this

News stories, tributes, video clips, and other information about ABC news anchor Peter Jennings, who died in August 2005. Includes slide shows, some of Jennings' reports, and information about lung cancer. (Jennings announced in April 2005 that he had been diagnosed with the disease.) From ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/PeterJennings/
Topics: Cancer, News, Notable People, Recreation, Television
Last updated Aug 9, 2005


CBS Evening News: Dan Rather view detail comment email this

Biography of CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, with highlights from his career at CBS. Discusses major stories he has covered, books he has authored, and his contributions to CBS news programs back to 1962 when he joined the network.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/25/eveningnews/main502026.shtml
Topics: Media, News, Notable People, Recreation, Television
Last updated Dec 1, 2004


CBS Ousts 4 for Bush Guard Story view detail comment email this

January 2005 article about how "four CBS News employees ... have been ousted for their role in preparing and reporting a disputed story about President Bush's National Guard service [in a "60 Minutes Wednesday" program]. The action was prompted by the report of an independent panel that concluded that CBS News failed to follow basic journalistic principles." Includes links to the report and the official CBS News reaction and actions taken. Includes video clips.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/11/national/main666059.shtml?CMP=
Topics: Communications, Ethics, Media, News, Recreation, Television
Last updated Jan 12, 2005


CNN Special Reports view detail comment email this

Handy access to special reports published by CNN. Topic areas include politics, business, science and technology, law, sports, travel, and entertainment. Features an archive browsable by year, which also functions as a historical timeline for major events.
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/
Topics: News, Television
Last updated Jul 21, 2005


Current TV view detail comment email this

Website for this independent cable and satellite TV network and social news site launched in 2005 and led by former U.S. vice president Al Gore. Features a broadcast schedule, online "pods" (short nonfiction videos that tell a story, profile a character, or share an idea) that include viewer-created content, suggested topics and instructions for user-submitted material, and opportunities to vote on material. Requires free registration to contribute.
http://current.com/
Topics: Internet, News, Television
Last updated Nov 1, 2007


EuroNews view detail comment email this

"EuroNews is Europe's [television] news channel covering world news from a European perspective in a choice of seven languages. EuroNews broadcasts simultaneously in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish." The site provides video clips of recent stories in the areas of general news, business, sports, entertainment, technology, and more. Also provides weather information. Not searchable.
http://www.euronews.net/
Topics: Media, News, Recreation, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Television
Last updated Nov 21, 2006


France 24 view detail comment email this

Official website of this television news channel from France covering world news, business, sports, science, culture, and weather. Site features recent news stories, special reports (on topics such as French elections, working in France, and "electro" music), a week in review section, and background about France (such as on foreigners planning weddings in France). Available in English, French, and Arabic. Also includes video clips in French.
http://www.france24.com/en/
Topics: News, Regions of the World
Last updated Aug 12, 2008


FSTV: Free Speech TV view detail comment email this

"A publicly-supported, independent, non-profit TV channel," Free Speech TV "provides perspectives that are under-represented or ignored by the mainstream media, and shines a national spotlight on engaged citizens working for progressive social change." The site includes audio and video of selected programs, a program schedule, reports and information on controversial topics, and related links.
http://www.freespeech.org/
Topics: Activism, Media, Media, Recreation, Television
Last updated Jun 11, 2006


The History of Televised Presidential Debates view detail comment email this

Video clips, photos, headlines, and commentary on the presidential debates on television from 1960-2000. Essays, statistics, and interviews with scholars, and classroom activities are included. Explores "television's impact on the American political arena." From MBC: The Museum of Broadcast Communications.
http://www.museum.tv/debateweb/html/index.htm
Topics: Communications, News, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Politics, Statistics, Television, The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 16, 2008


Links to the News: Dan Rather Timeline and Resources view detail comment email this

Timeline of career highlights for CBS News anchor Dan Rather. Includes a bibliography of books by Rather, and links to related Web sites and news stories about Rather's career and his retirement announcement. Compiled by Poynter Institute library director David Shedden.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=74795
Topics: Media, News, Notable People, Recreation, Television
Last updated Dec 1, 2004


Local TV News Media Project view detail comment email this

This database was designed to assist analysis of "local television news content and its impact on the public's perception of their world." Find over "10,600 individually digitized stories from over 600 broadcasts of 61 stations in twenty local television markets around the country during the spring of 1998." Search by topic, story type, market, station and date of broadcast. Includes related articles and links. From the University of Delaware.
http://www.localtvnews.org/
Topics: News, Television
Last updated Oct 16, 2005


NewsDirectory view detail comment email this

A comprehensive guide to the world's English-language online media. Currently over 8,000 newspapers and magazines are listed, as well as more than 1,000 U.S. television broadcasters. Searchable. Newspapers are also browsable geographically (including by U.S. state, zip code, and city) and magazines geographically and by subject. Also has a list of newspapers with searchable archives and links to all the organizations that provide breaking news. Formerly Ecola Newsstand.
http://www.newsdirectory.com/
Topics: Media, News, Newspapers, Recreation, Television
Last updated Jun 17, 2003


Newsfilm Online (NFO) view detail comment email this

"Hours of [British] television news and cinema newsreels, taken from the huge collection of the ITN/Reuters archive ... available online in high quality format for teaching, learning and research." Video clips cover 1920s to the present and are searchable or browsable by decade or by topic such as conflicts, disasters, lifestyle, science and technology, sports, and weather. Includes links to related sites. From the British Universities Film & Video Council.
http://newsfilm.bufvc.ac.uk/index.php
Topics: News
Last updated Jul 31, 2008


The NewsHour's 30th Anniversary view detail comment email this

Special feature from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Online NewsHour celebrating its 30th anniversary (October 2005). Features a timeline for the show (which began as the Robert MacNeil Report in 1975), reflections from MacNeil and Jim Lehrer, and stories that revisit people and communities reported in the program (such as immigration, the steel industry, Silicon Valley and the dot-com boom, and NAFTA).
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/aboutus/30/
Topics: News
Last updated Oct 25, 2005


Now With David Brancaccio view detail comment email this

Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) news program hosted by David Brancaccio (formerly by Bill Moyers, who retired in December 2004). Browse information about past shows by topics such as politics and economy, science and health, arts and culture, and society and community. The topic index provides access to stories on specific issues. Includes show transcripts, video clips, educational materials, interactive features, and related resources. Searchable.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Topics: News, Recreation, Television
Last updated Oct 18, 2006


Online NewsHour Video Search view detail comment email this

Search transcripts of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" program video segments, then view the videos of the stories. Also browsable by category.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/
Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, News, Television
Last updated Sep 11, 2003


Paper Tiger Television view detail comment email this

Read about the current and past projects of one of the most respected video activist collectives. Access a collection of articles written by members on topics of low or no-budget production, public access television, and media politics. There are also links to other alternative media sites. Although this collective is based in New York City, their Web site provides valuable insight to anyone anywhere interested in "smashing the myths" of mainstream media.
http://www.papertiger.org/
Topics: Media, Media, News, Recreation, Television
Last updated May 7, 2002


PBS: America Responds view detail comment email this

This site from the Public Broadcasting Service "is a snapshot of PBS's coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This Web site was maintained in the months immediately following the attacks, and now serves as an archive of related resources, analysis and discussion from that moment in time." Includes interviews, transcripts, audio, video, essays, and more.
http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/
Topics: News, September 11 & Beyond
Last updated Sep 11, 2003


Television News Archive: Vanderbilt University view detail comment email this

The Archive began taping the evening news broadcasts of the three major networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, in August, 1968, and CNN in October, 1995. This collection has been abstracted with story level descriptions. Also has a database of special reports and periodic broadcasts and specialized collections. Free registration is required to search the archive.
http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, News, Television
Last updated Apr 26, 2003


Voice of America view detail comment email this

Track U.S. news in dozens of languages through Voice of America (VOA), "an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programs every week to an audience of more than 100 million people worldwide. VOA programs are produced and broadcast ... through radio, satellite television, and the Internet." Includes schedules, a pronunciation guide, editorials, and more.
http://www.voanews.com/english/index.cfm
Topics: Media, Media, News, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television
Last updated Sep 24, 2009


WWLTV view detail comment email this

Live local news in New Orleans, including articles, a blog, and continuous Internet television coverage, from WWLTV, a television station. Find a broad range of news and information related to Hurricane Katrina, including road closures, school status, health tips, emergency information, locators for missing people, and more.
http://www.wwltv.com/
Topics: Hurricane Katrina, News, U.S. History By Place
Last updated Sep 14, 2005




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