Hello! My name is Rayya Chek, and I’m one of the interns working with GBH, working this summer on digitizing the unedited interviews recorded for the 1989 documentary “The U.S. and the Philippines: In Our Image.” . A little background about me, I am studying at Tufts University for both a BFA/BA in Studio Arts … Continue reading Intern Rayya Chek on Digitization and Preservation Work at the AAPB
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Talks at the Dinner Counter
This guest post is from Tommy Lim, Philippines Interviews Digitization Project Intern at GBH and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Memory has always been a salient interest of mine. Be it intellectually or personally, I have nurtured an understanding of remembrance as efforts that people undertake to identify what has been to comprehend who … Continue reading Talks at the Dinner Counter
In the Public Interest
Like many Americans, we sadly mourn the loss of Newton Minow, FCC Chairman under President Kennedy and former Chairman of PBS, who died this past Saturday at age 97. We greatly cherish his memory and are thankful for our connection with him. When the Library of Congress and GBH took over AAPB from the Corporation … Continue reading In the Public Interest
Digitizing WPLN (Nashville Public Radio): An On-The Ground Report from EBSCO Fellow Ryan Inman
My home workstation displaying the DAT deck in process of converting a tape to digital file, featuring dog sleeping under desk As a University of Alabama graduate student with the School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS), and a Nashville-based EBSCO scholar paired with WPLN (Nashville Public Radio), I digitized 61 “WPLN News Archive” Digital Audio … Continue reading Digitizing WPLN (Nashville Public Radio): An On-The Ground Report from EBSCO Fellow Ryan Inman
AAPB Online Learning Resources
With more than 52,000 items streaming online, content in the AAPB can supplement your lesson plan with primary and secondary resources dating back to the 1940s. Each week the AAPB staff will highlight content relevant to specific topics for online learning and teaching. Join the AAPB newsletter for more content and regular updates at https://americanarchive.org/about-the-american-archive/newsletter. … Continue reading AAPB Online Learning Resources
Commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Preserved Collections in the AAPB
Earlier this week, Indigenous Peoples' Day commemorated the histories and cultures of Native American peoples. It is recognized across the United States on the second Monday in October and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. To honor this important holiday and the First Nations and peoples which it celebrates, the American … Continue reading Commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Preserved Collections in the AAPB
AAPB as a Digital Library for Teaching Media Literacy
Webinar recording, slides, and Student Inquiry Guide are included below. Did you know that you have access to nearly 50,000 items of digitized primary and secondary resources from America’s premier archive of public media? The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between the Library of Congress and WGBH, preserves the most significant public … Continue reading AAPB as a Digital Library for Teaching Media Literacy
AAPB Summer 2019 Newsletter: Cokie Roberts, Country Music, 1969, and New Collections
"I think it's a good thing to have a lot of voices in the media... you know, let all flowers bloom." - Cokie Roberts, 1943-2019 AAPB Summer 2019 NewsletterDownload Dear AAPB community, On behalf of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), I begin this post in memory of Cokie Roberts, a pioneering journalist and … Continue reading AAPB Summer 2019 Newsletter: Cokie Roberts, Country Music, 1969, and New Collections
Women in Film on Public Broadcasting: Midge McKenzie
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) welcomes guest author Veronica Mendez, a duel intern with AAPB and Women in Film and Video New England. Stay tuned for a short series of essays that feature public broadcasting materials covering topics related to women in the film industry. Veronica is currently pursuing a bachelor’s in Media … Continue reading Women in Film on Public Broadcasting: Midge McKenzie
WGBH Awarded $750,000 Grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
AAPB to work with Brandeis University’s Lab for Linguistics and Computation to use artificial intelligence to enhance accessibility and discoverability of content BOSTON – WGBH announced today The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s renewed support for WGBH with a two-year, $750,000 grant, which will enhance usability of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB). The AAPB … Continue reading WGBH Awarded $750,000 Grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
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