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Future-Proofing the News: Preserving the First Draft of History examines the history and technology of news reporting in the U.S. and focuses on the decisions that aided or hindered future access. Changing formats of news delivery, business enterprises, and laws have had profound impacts on the ability to find and learn from records of the past.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: Who Needs Yesterday's News?
Losing the News
News Users
News Preservers
Access to Preserved News
Chapter Two: Newspapers
The Newspaper Industry
Why Newspapers Were Lost
How Newspapers Were Preserved
Newspaper Preservation Challenges
A Newspaper Historian's View
Chapter Three: Visual News
The Rise of Visual News
Why Visual News Was Lost
How Visual News Was Preserved
Visual News Preservation Challenges
Photo Archive Users
Chapter Four: Newsreels
The Newsreel Industry
Why Newsreels Were Lost
How Newsreels Were Preserved
Newsreel Preservation Challenges
Archival Newsreel Collections
An Artist's View of Newsreel Archives
Chapter Five: Radio
The Radio Industry
Why Radio News Was Lost
How Radio News Was Preserved
Radio News Preservation Challenges
A Network of Preservation Heroes
Chapter Six: Television
The Television Industry
Why Television News Was Lost
How Television News Was Preserved
Television News Preservation Challenges
Television Archive Users
Chapter Seven: The Digital Turn
Newspapers
News Photography
Radio and Television
Converting Analog Archives to Digital
Chapter Eight: Digital News
Early Videotex Experiments
CompuServe and Competitors
The World Wide Web
Why News on the Web (and Beyond) Was Lost
Digital News Preservation Today
Dark Alliance Case Study
Chapter Nine: Challenges to News Archive Access
Who Has An Archive of the Content I Need?
How Can I Get Access to the Archive?
Are There Tools That Will Help Me Find Specific Items in the Archive?
I've Found What I Need: Will I Be Able to Use It the Way I Intend?
Chapter Ten: What Next?
The Current State of News Preservation
Archival Challenges and Opportunities
Avoiding Historical Amnesia
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About the Authors
Index
About the author
By Kathleen A. Hansen and Nora Paul
