Internet Archive TV News Collection

The Internet Archive TV News now contains an online collection of all tv news since 2009 from national U.S. networks.  The collection contains 350,000 news programs and transcripts collected over 3 years and is updated with new broadcasts 24 hours after they are aired.  Search from selected topics, or customize a search by keyword, network, […]

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C-SPAN Video Library

Did you know that C-SPAN placed its entire archive of footage dating back to 1987 online earlier this year? Over 160,000 hours of programming can be viewed in its entirety at the C-SPAN Video Library. From Congressional Medal of Honor ceremonies to President Clinton’s press conference in reaction to the 1994 midterm elections, if it […]

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News On-the-Go

Own a mobile device?  Check out the following mobile editions of your favorite broadcast news sources to watch your news on-the-go: ABC – http://abc.go.com/mobile CBS – http://www.cbsinteractive.com CNN – http://www.cnn.com/mobile Fox – http://www.fox.com/369 MSNBC – http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16192026/ NPR – http://www.npr.org/services/mobile/ Reuters – http://www.reuters.com/tools/mobile […]

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What’s a Swish Pan? (Film Language Glossary)

Check out the Film Language Glossary (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates, you must be on campus to connect), brought to you by the folks at Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning and Columbia’s School of the Arts. Each term is illustrated with a film clip that demonstrates the technique. […]

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A Comic Book That Teaches About Fair Use

The Duke University Center for the Study of the Public Domain has produced a comic book that explains how copyright restrictions and the principle of fair use apply to documentary filmmakers.  The information is presented in an entertaining format, with clear and easy to follow examples.  You can view the comic book online, download it, […]

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Broadcast Journalism Links

Master’s projects: To locate broadcast Master’s projects from prior years, visit the index, available online at: www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/jour/masters/ TV projects are available to borrow from the Journalism Library (ask at the Circulation Desk for project title and year it was completed). Radio projects are also available at the Journalism Library, and online at: www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/radio/masters/index.asp Stock footage […]

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