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Plastic Whale, A (2017)

aka: A Plastic Whale: The Documentary

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

Film

This Sky News documentary shows the devastating effects of plastic on ocean life by following the case of a post-mortem examination of a Cuvier’s beaked whale. The procedure confirmed that its intestines...

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Abc News: Presidents (1990)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 60 minutes)

An ABC News documentary about the office of the President of the UNited States from George Washington to George Bush. Includes colour and black and white footage from historical archives.

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Paul Mason Explains Fake News

aka: Fake News

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Film

Is the British press crossing the line from propaganda to fake news? Using the allegations that the leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbin, is a Czech spy as a case study, journalist Paul Mason explains how...

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Interactive Experience, An (2007)

Subject

Education; Media studies

Students, teachers and reporters from high schools in the US comment on the benefits of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting’s Global Gateway approach to classroom learning. Through live blogs, print...

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Control Room (2004)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 87 minutes), £19.99

A documentary on the coverage and perception of the American and British War against Iraq, but this time from the perspective of the Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera. It provides an important contrast to the...

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News (1992 Video)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 1999 sale: £28.20 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Goes behind the scenes in a newspaper office, a television station, and a radio station, following specific news stories from editorial conference to final print or broadcast. Examines the strengths of each...

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Abc News: We Interrupt This Program (2001)

aka: We Interrupt This Program

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 55 minutes), $19.98 (+p&p)

Three live broadcasts of breaking news events on ABC News: the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.; the hijacking of TWA Flight 847; and the San Francisco earthquake.

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News Pack, The (1995 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min., 1996 sale: £59.50 (inc. VAT +p&p)

A video-based teaching pack arranged to cover the language of news; newspapers and readers; the newspaper industry; representation; inside issues. The video includes editions of BBC NINE O’CLOCK NEWS and...

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News and the Democratic Agenda (1997 Video)

aka: News and a Democratic Agenda?

Producer

Eleanor Morris

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the role of television news in a liberal democracy, as the pace of technological and institutional changes appears to be accelerating in this, the late 20th century. Examines the pressures on...

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News Stories (1995)

Producer

Paul Manners

Subject

English language and literature; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Looks at the distinctive ways the English language is used in television news by following a group of trainee journalists, observing their successes and failures. Also features extracts from the BBC...

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