The following was submitted by EBSCO Audiovisual Archive Fellow, Ron Harris. I’m Ron Harris, a graduate of the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and an EBSCO Audiovisual Archive Fellow. While pursuing my graduate degree, I was located in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I interned at the Media Archives of PBS North … Continue reading Digitizing History: My Internship Experience at PBS North Carolina
Author: American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Abstraction, Aura, and Archives: Postmodern Considerations of Digital Preservation in the Age of AI
The following was submitted by Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Isabella Juhaeri. The traditional understanding of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence is that we (the humans) bestow our authentic and true knowledge on the ignorant and brainless machine. We explain what truth is to the machine with the hopes that it will learn … Continue reading Abstraction, Aura, and Archives: Postmodern Considerations of Digital Preservation in the Age of AI
Be Not Afr(AI)d: A GBH Intern’s Perspective on the Future of AI in Archives
The following was submitted by Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data intern, Gabrielle Keen. The year is 2008. I walk into a movie theater in my Michigan hometown, not knowing that the animated sci-fi movie I am about to watch about a trash-compacting robot will cement my view on artificial intelligence for the next decade … Continue reading Be Not Afr(AI)d: A GBH Intern’s Perspective on the Future of AI in Archives
Feminism on the Air: Women and Public Broadcasting in the 1970s
This article was authored by Michelle Kelley, AAPB Media Historian and Curator. Woman, episode 114 (WNED, January 30, 1974 ) In the 1970s, public broadcasting provided a platform for women to address issues impacting women and to articulate the goals of the women’s liberation movement. It also afforded unprecedented opportunities for women to work as … Continue reading Feminism on the Air: Women and Public Broadcasting in the 1970s
Safeguarding the Airwaves: Jimmy Carter and the Public Telecommunications Financing Act
This article was authored by Michelle Kelley, AAPB Media Historian and Curator. Jimmy Carter’s presidency was beset by skyrocketing inflation, a faltering economy, and political crises abroad. However, it was also defined by his many achievements, such as the historic peace agreements he brokered between Egypt and Israel. Another was the passage of the Public … Continue reading Safeguarding the Airwaves: Jimmy Carter and the Public Telecommunications Financing Act
Beyond the Screen: Machine Learning and Metadata Creation at GBH Archives
The following was submitted by Fall 2024 Metadata and Training Data Intern, Madison Courtney. My time interning at GBH challenged my preconceived notions surrounding machine learning, cataloguing and the way we think about humans and machines working together in the future. The first week of my internship a game plan emerged for the next 12 … Continue reading Beyond the Screen: Machine Learning and Metadata Creation at GBH Archives
WTTW: PBPF Fellow Dave Sohl on Digitizing Chicago History
Hello from Chicago! The time that I’ve spent in the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF) has made me think a lot about communities, and what it means to belong to one. For any readers who are unaware: the PBPF is “designed to provide graduate students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experiences in the practices … Continue reading WTTW: PBPF Fellow Dave Sohl on Digitizing Chicago History
UCLA Preservation Perspectives: Media Archival Studies Students Recover Audio Files for the AAPB’s “This Way Out” Collection
MLIS student Sydney Kyser demonstrates film projector operation with CPAH research intern Stephanie Hukles in the UCLA Department of Information Studies Media Preservation Lab. Photo by Casey Winkleman. Students training in the Media Archival Studies specialization of UCLA's Master of Library and Information Science degree program recently assisted in recovering over one hundred otherwise lost … Continue reading UCLA Preservation Perspectives: Media Archival Studies Students Recover Audio Files for the AAPB’s “This Way Out” Collection
Fellow Feature: The Smallest Gift for the Greatest Generation
The following was submitted by 2022-2023 Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow, Catherine Cubera. There is a quote that says, “Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen." As I reflect on the last year of my life, this quote has become a mantra of sorts that helped me navigate the highs and lows … Continue reading Fellow Feature: The Smallest Gift for the Greatest Generation
Fellow Feature: Preserving Chicago’s History
The following was submitted by 2022-2023 Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow, Dave Sohl. Hello from Chicago! The time that I’ve spent in the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship (PBPF) has made me think a lot about communities, and what it means to belong to one. For any readers who are unaware: the PBPF is “designed to provide … Continue reading Fellow Feature: Preserving Chicago’s History