Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Vanderbilt Television News Archive

The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt (TVNA) holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN – and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming, including ABC's Nightline since 1989.

Description:

The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major US national broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN – and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming, including ABC's Nightline since 1989.

By subscribing to TVNA, you will have access to the full database as well as access to online video from the Archive's collection of CNN material dating back to 1999. Vanderbilt will continue to add even more video content that will be accessible online (see FAQ below).

The special reports and periodic news broadcasts available at the Archive cover presidential press conferences, political campaigns, and national and international events, such as the Watergate hearings, the American hostages in Iran, the Persian Gulf war, and the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. 

Material in the archive can be identified for use through the TV-NewsSearch Database. In addition, through its detailed content related to news events, this resource also serves as a unique reference tool for studying historical and political events.

The Archive includes:

• ABC Evening News: August 5, 1968 - Present
• CBS Evening News: August 5, 1968 - Present
• NBC Evening News: August 5, 1968 - Present
• CNN WorldView: October 2, 1995 - November 3, 2000
• CNN Wolf Blitzer Reports: February 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
• CNN NewsNight: November 5, 2001 - Present
• Special Reports: 1968 - Present
• ABC Nightline: September 12, 1988 - Present

More Information:

For more information, visit the Vanderbilt Television News Archive website.

Q:  Do I need special software to access the video available online?
A:  In order to view the video, you will need to have the RealOne Media Player from RealNetworks. This software can be obtained from the Real Networks website.

Q:  Will the online video content be updated?
A:  Through the assistance of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, TVNA continues to digitize their programming materials and plans to have content from CNN available online as far back as 1995 by the end of 2004. TVNA is also pursuing agreements with other networks to provide their materials online.

Q:  How do I get video that isn't available online right now?
A:  Libraries may request copies of tapes from TVNA. These tapes are loaned to the library for a period of 30 days. The archive makes two kinds of video tape loans to clients: duplications and compilations. TVNA charges fees for loans to offset the costs in providing this service.  Please visit the TVNA website for details.

Subscription Term:

Subscription term is one year. You may elect to subscribe on a January-December term or a July-June term. Monthly add-on orders are prorated based on the number of months remaining in the subscription term.