Description
NewsFilm Online is a JISC-funded service comprising a selection of news stories and programme scripts from the ITN/Reuters archives – some 3,000 hours of footage; c. 60,000 stories.
Video playback and downloading are available to staff and students at subscribing UK universities and colleges.
Everyone may search and browse.
Collections
Details of the NewsFilm Online content collections
Content Selection
The method and policy behind the choice of materials included in NewsFilm Online
ITN Studio Scripts
Information about the c. 25,000 programme scripts available in NewsFilm Online
History
A short history of British cinema newsreels, the birth of television news and a short history of ITN
Series titles explained
An explanation of the titles of news series catalogued in the service
About the NewsFilm Online Digitisation Project (Link to JISC website - opens new window)
The JISC-funded project between ITN, Reuters, and the British Universities Film & Video Council that created the NewsFilm Online content.
EDINA is a JISC National Data Centre based at the University of Edinburgh
