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Television News

Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Photo by Douglas Jones for Look magazine, 1970. Courtesy of Shorpy.com.

Additional channels from across the country and world may be found by carrying out a search on Youtube.

Access World News
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Access World News Research Collection is a full text news resource consisting over 7,000+ local, regional, national and international sources. Updated daily, it offers researchers and students primary source information on today’s issues and events from newspapers, newswires, transcripts, video clips, web only, and blogs.
**Use "More Search Options" and select Access Broadcast Transcripts
Academic Video Online (AVON)
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Academic Video Online includes every kind of material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and news reels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage.
**See Advanced Search option to limit to news story, speeches, or other news related materials.

AP Archive
Youtube channel for historical footage from the Associated Press.
Associated Press News Archive
Youtube channel for Associated Press video, including breaking news.
C-Span
Includes Congressional sessions, Executive Branch programs,and Supreme Court programs.

Films on Demand
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The Films on Demand Partnership Collection is a collection of approximately 1,300 historical archival films and news videos browsable by both subject and producer.
Nexis Uni
For broadcast news, choose News under Guided Search. After entering your search terms and getting your results, limit by publication type to video, audio, or news transcripts.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Publicly available archive of public television and radio programs.
Meet the Press Archive (Access World News)
Full text transcripts from 2012 to the present.
Meet the Press Archive (US Newstream)
Full text transcripts covering 2015 to the present. Abstracts from 1989 to present.
NewsActive3 YouTube channel
Channel offering mixed bag of historical news broadcasts from North American local, broadcast, and cable news programs.
PBS Shows
Includes online videos of many PBS news programs, such as Frontline, PBS News Hour, Washington Week, WGBH News, and more.
Television Archive Links
"The Television Archive encourages its users to investigate the sites shown on this page, which represent a variety of scholarly, journalistic and advocacy-oriented perspectives on television news. There are also links to independent media organizations and other television archives. This is a curated rather than a complete list."
TV News Archive
Searchable Internet Archive collection of 21st century television news. Includes fact checking, Congressional archives, political ads, and more.
TV News Archive: Helpful tips for searching
Explanation of the archive and tips for research.
UCLA KTLA News Project
Selected clips from Los Angeles station KTLA covering newsworthy events from 1958 to 1981.
WJAR NBC 10 Local Rhode Island News Online
Search for relatively recent news events as reported on Rhode Island channel 10.
WJAR NBC 10 Local Rhode Island News Records
Records for WJAR newscasts can be searched in the Rhode Island Historical Society online catalot NETOP. Set the quick limit to Film. Contact RIHS for further access.
WPRI Channel 12 Rhode Island News
Local Rhode Island news channel with coverage dating back to 2008.
NOTE: WPRI is not included in the Rhode Island Historical Society's online catalog, but they retain the films and can help with finding material. Contact them directly.

Radio News

Past Daily
Digitized archive of radio broadcasts, covering a broad range of subjects from the the early 20th century to the present.
News & Public Affairs Archive
"Alternative independent radio news programming is featured here. In addition to a host of intriguing radio news shows, this collection features the Presidential Recordings collection of historical speeches and secret recordings." From the Internet Archive.
WWII Era Audio Recordings
Radio broadcasts during World War II from the Internet Archive.
1960-1969 Radio News Archive
Hit or miss collection provided by the Internet Archive.
1970-1979 Radio News Archive.
Another hit or miss collection from the Internet Archive.

Newsreels

Academic Video Online (AVON)
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Academic Video Online includes every kind of material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and news reels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage.
**See Advanced Search option to limit to newsreel footage.
Films on Demand
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The Films on Demand Partnership Collection is a collection of approximately 1,300 historical archival films and news videos browsable by both subject and producer.

British Pathé Archive
Youtube channel featuring newsreel footage from the 20th century.
British Pathé War Archives
Youtube channel focusing on newsreel footage of war, especially World War II.
British Movietone Archive
Youtube channel for newsreel archive covering 1895 to 1986.
Youtube
Much can be found on Youtube by using the word "newsreel" along with your search term.

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