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  1. Politico Europe Streaming

    Link
    https://www.politico.eu/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Politics and Government
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    Politico Europe (formerly European Voice) is an English-language newspaper founded by The Economist Group in 1995. The newspaper reports on the activities of the key European Union institutions: the European Commission, European Parliament, and Council of Ministers. The paper is available on subscription or by direct sale from a limited number of newsstands in Brussels, London, Luxembourg, and Strasbourg – reflecting the specialist nature of its readership. The Video pages offer short video interviews to accompany the daily news stories and the podcasts give a roundup of the news items reported on in the week.

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  2. Politics.Co. UK Streaming

    Link
    https://www.politics.co.uk/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Politics and Government
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download, Vacancies/Careers

    An independent political news website offering news, comment, and analysis on contemporary political issues in Britain. The Video section includes 2015 election manifests, videos on the Scottish independence referendum and a discussion as to whether boarding schools damage politicians.

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  3. Pod Academy Streaming

    Link
    http://podacademy.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Film Studies, Literature, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Podcasting

    A platform for podcasts covering the arts, social sciences, business and economics, and science and the environment, this independent, not-for-profit initiative was set up in 2011 by a group of academics, journalists and IT specialists and aims to keep abreast of research in the academy as well as work that throws light on events in the news, thus combining rigorous scholarship with an up-to-the-minute accessibility. Recent podcasts include Laura Mulvey’s Death 24x a second in which she analyses the relationship between stillness and the moving image in cinema; an interview with Angela Phillips, Reader in Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London and chair of the ethics committee of the organisation, Media Reform on the background to the Leveson Inquiry; and a look at Youth unemployment in the UK with author Callum Biggins who has written about the subject for the London-based liberal think tank CentreForum.

    All the podcasts are accompanied by a full transcript and the site also features a blog and links to other educational sites.

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  4. Slate Video Streaming

    Link
    http://www.slate.com/articles/video.html
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Art, Business Studies, Current Affairs, General Science, Literature, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    The video channel of the US-based online culture and current affairs magazine Slate. The magazine has a left-leaning bias and its tone is witty, irreverent and informative. For example, the video on FX/digital compositing explains how hidden special effects work in films in a very entertaining way. The Podcasts cover similar ground.

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  5. GNS Science Streaming

    Link
    http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/News-and-Events/Audio
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Agriculture, Archaeology, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Current Affairs, Environmental Studies, General Science, Geography, Geology, Medicine, Physics, Technology
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download

    A number of interviews with staff from GNS Science talking about topical issues on Radio New Zealand, available as audio files or podcasts. GNS Science is a New Zealand government-owned research organisation offering independent scientific and technical advice in areas including: assessing the risks and managing the impacts of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and tsunamis; evaluating and managing oil, gas, geothermal, groundwater, and mineral resources using earth sciences; applying isotope chemistry and nuclear technology in biological and medical research, industrial processes, archaeology, fisheries and atmospheric research, oceanography, geology, hydrology, geochemistry, geothermal research and exploration, and environmental monitoring.

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  6. Palestine Film Foundation (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.palestinefilm.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Geology, Politics and Government
    Type of resource
    Databases, Festivals

    The Palestine Film Foundation (PFF) was established by the Palestine Society at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies to programme and run the annual London Palestine Film Festival, which showcases Art, fiction, documentary, and experimental work relating to Palestine by artists from across the world. The website contains Festival programmes from the years 2005-2007, including synopses of all films screened in this period, as well as a growing database of documentaries and films on and around the subject of Palestine.

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  7. Political Television Streaming

    Link
    http://www.election.demon.co.uk/pt.html
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Media Studies, Politics and Government
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Information Sources

    A basic site that unfortunately has many dead links. However, where it does provide information, it claims to do so in an unbiased way. The site contains UK parliamentary results from 1983 onwards, and had results for European elections from 1994 as well as miscellaneous statistics.

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  8. BBC Podcasts Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Biology, Classics, Current Affairs, Drama, Economics, Education, Film Studies, General Science, Geography, Geology, History, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Politics and Government, Radio Studies, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Social Welfare, Sports Science, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters

    A site which brings together podcasts from the BBC available on i-Player. Programmes can be searched by genre (e.g. Drama, Religion & Ethics, News) or channel. Searches on educational level can also be made (e.g. Pre-school, Secondary, Adults).

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  9. Anti-Slavery Streaming

    Link
    https://www.antislavery.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Development Studies, Social Welfare
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Distributors

    Since 1839, Anti-Slavery has been working towards ending slavery throughout the world. The site includes information on its various activities, and the Educational Resources section includes videos for sale and loan within the UK, as well as book and microfilm material.

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  10. Political Communication Centre Streaming

    Link
    http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Advertising, American Studies, Current Affairs, Media Studies, Politics and Government
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Information Sources

    The University of Oklahoma’s website contains the catalogue of their Political Communication Center’s archive. The catalogue is split up into alphabetical sections by name of candidate, and holdings for each person are listed. Holdings vary from television and radio commercials to stills and televised debates.

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