French Revolution Publications Collection
French Revolution Publications CollectionFree access to digital versions of over 4,000 items from the University of Kentucky Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center. They include “Indexer sur Recueil de journaux, 1790-1802.” The collection is made up of 28 volumes of political bulletins curated by an anonymous observer of the events of the French Revolution and offers […]
Mass media and propaganda in 20th century Europe
Latest new exhibition from Europeana It forms part of the the project Europeana Subtitled, which aims to increase the use of audio-visual media heritage by both professional and non-professional audiences. It includes examples of propaganda cinema and nationalist newspapers from 20th Century Europe. Sections include: radio broadcasting in West Berlin; propaganda in the 1967-1974 Greek dictatorship; the 1990s in Slovenia. […]
British Library world newspaper data
Free to download. Get the full title list with dates of coverage and see a map visualizing the areas of the world they cover. There are 36,253 newspaper titles from 193 countries and territories, in 88 languages.
The U.S. Media Index database
Find out who owns what. Compiled by the Future of Media Project the index details the 176 parent companies of daily news outlets. The emerging non-profit media and donors Index lists 231 non-profit news outlets and who funds them; and an index of the seven owners of daily newspapers is categorized by state.
NewseumED.org
US newspaper front pages from events of historical and educational significance, from 9/11 to the Women’s March and School Walkout to firsts in politics.
Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe
GEM, a research project led by the University of Gothenberg, has culminated in an open-access book: Comparing Gender and Media Across the Globe: A cross-national study of the qualities, causes and consequences of gender equality in and through the news media.It covers the nature, causes and consequences of gender inequality. It also provides free access to several […]
Many access news on smartphones
According to a number of recent research studies many people are now using their smartphones. A report from the Knight Foundation recently found that , 89% of the U.S. mobile population (144 million users) now access news using a smartphone. Also released this week a Pew report on engagement and reading of news by American […]
National Archives of Singapore digital library
Major new additions to this great digital library include recent and historic political resources which would be of great value to scholars of the region. They include National Day rally speeches from prime ministers from 1966-2006. The Government Records Database is for the period 2011 – 2016. Also available is NewspaperSG an online resource of […]
Changing face of journalism
The Independent newspaper will be ceasing printed publication. A useful article on the conversation blog by a journalist involved in its early years sets the demise in context. Other useful resources for finding information on newspaper circulation which enable the tracing of recent trends include: Materials from the Pew Research Center which trace the declining […]
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