Lantern: Media History
Lantern : Media History A free, open access search platform for media history research. Directors include academics Eric Hoyt, Carl Hagenmaier, and Wendy Hagenmaier. A great resource for those interested in film, radio and early TV history. Includes fan accounts and the history of Hollywood and: Business Screen (1938-1973); Educational Screen (1922-1962); The Film Daily (1918-1948); […]
Tweeting
Twitter transparency report Latest update on official requests for information and take down from governments to Twitter. For monitoring of internet by governments try the Herdict site from Berkman Institute. It has crowd sourced, examples of blockages and possible censorship. For a different kind of tweet, Radio 4 tweet of the day – listen to […]
UNESCO’s inaugural World Radio Day.
Held on 13th February. Find general statements and news on the website: http://www.worldradioday.org/ It sought to raise awareness about the power of radio as a tool for education, culture and development. Frontline SMS radio was involved in events. It also has a useful blog discussing the potential uses of SMS by radio stations to interact […]
Reith Lectures Archive
Audio files and transcripts of over 240 lectures from 1948 onwards. These lectures are funded by the BBC and aim to advance public understanding of contemporary issues. In the most recent one Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, explores what freedom means. Other classic texts include Robert Oppenheimer on Science and the Common Understanding, […]
World Service Archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive The BBC World Service archive of radio podcasts provides access to documentaries. A wide range of social and economic matters are covered. Recent topics include wiki leaks and IMF. Some items are interned to be stored for an indefinite period.
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