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“Access to an online TV news archive would be of tremendous value in research and teaching. Instructors in many different kinds of classes, from basic reporting to journalism history, could use TV broadcasts as case studies to illustrate issues in journalism and journalistic ethics. I get frequent requests from students and faculty who want copies of newscasts, but mostly they have to rely on what was written about a broadcast, or, if they’re lucky, a transcript.”

- Paul Grabowicz, director of the New Media program, adjunct professor, and assistant dean, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

 

“It’s currently difficult for a teacher to cite TV news in class or have students research TV news coverage of past events. A publicly accessible online archive of TV news could change that.

“A television news archive would be invaluable for studying the evolution of the media, especially how television technology has shaped the way the media gather news. A television archive also makes it possible for students to research TV news coverage, just as students for years have used microfilm to find old newspaper articles. It is imperative that our teaching and research methods reflect the variety of media forms that affect our daily lives—and, clearly, television is one of the most predominant.”

- Pamela Burdman, instructor, San Francisco City College, and former staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle

 


The Television Archive is a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit that was founded to build a "television library," with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format.

Television is an influential medium in our society, and television news reflects the significant events of our lives. But it is currently difficult for the scholars and journalists who analyze our culture to access past television news broadcasts. The Television Archive intends to make this information more easily accessible in the hopes of fostering new methods of education and study.

The September 11th Collection

The events of September 11th affected the entire world. Reactions around the globe have been captured in this archive of television news broadcasts from the period following the attacks (currently being hosted at the Internet Archive).

We are loaning these items to our patrons to view for strictly non-commercial research purposes.

  Explore the September 11th Collection

 


CNN Sept. 11, 2001 8:48 am - 9:29 am
Breaking news of a plane crashing into the World Trade Center begins about 1:30 into the video. The second plane impacts about 14:54 into the video, the video cuts out momentarily, and the reporter doesn't realize immediately that another plane has crashed.
CBS Sept. 11, 2001 9:54 am - 10:36 am
One World Trade Center (north tower) collapses live approximately 33:55 into this segment.

 

ABC - Sept. 11, 2001 8:31 am - 9:12 am
Good Morning America is interrupted at 8:51am (about 19:55 into the segment) as Diane Sawyer announces an explosion at the World Trade Center. The second plane impacts live approximately 31:42 into the video.
BBC Sept. 11, 2001 4:54 pm - 5:36 pm
Video announcing that WTC7 has collapsed. There has been some controversy surrounding this segment, as the reporter announces that WTC7 has collapsed while it is still standing behind her.

NBC Sept. 11, 2001 9:54 am - 10:36 am
Two World Trade Center (south tower) collapses live on camera approximately 4:32 into this segment. At 21:22 into the segment they break in to announce more explosions at the Pentagon. At 29:41 into the video, a reporter announces that AP says a car bomb has exploded outside the State Department. A reporter announces that part of the Pentagon has collapsed at 30:10 into this segment, and then they return to the car bomb story. The collapse of One World Trade Center (north tower) happens off camera.
FOX Sept. 11, 2001 8:19 pm - 9:01 pm
President George W. Bush addresses the nation at 8:30 p.m., approximately 11:09 into this segment.

 

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