Research Guides: Journalism and Social Media: Broadcasting

Online Museums, Archives & More

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
A searchable treasure trove of audio and video clips from public media programs going back 60+ years.
Museum of Broadcast Communications: Online Exhibits
Rotating exhibits on topics like Super Bowl Commercials, Television Debates, and Saturday Night Live.
Library of American Broadcasting: Features
Exhibits on topics including jingle writing, women in broadcasting, significant events in American history, and influential figures in American broadcasting.

Television Academy Foundation: The Interviews
Interviews with figures from television including Betty White, Norman Leer, George Takei, and many more.

Public Media Content Collective
A membership organization which hosts workshops and provides (some free) research on audience and public media content.
America's Public Television Stations
Membership organization advocating for a strong and financially sound public television system. Great for researching current issues in communication policy and the positions of industry stakeholders.

Current: News for People in Public Media
Current is a nonprofit news organization covering public media in the U.S for professionals in the industry.

The Synchronized Society by Randall Patnode
Publication Date: 2023

The Synchronized Society traces the history of the synchronous broadcast experience of the twentieth century and the transition to the asynchronous media that dominate today.
Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News by Greg Dobbs
Publication Date: 2015

Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News teaches students how to write with the conversational simplicity required for radio and TV. This text draws on the Emmy Award-winning author's decades of professional experience in broadcast journalism.
The Mojo Handbook by Ivo Burum
Publication Date: 2020

The Mojo Handbook: Theory to Praxis offers a detailed and engaging crash course on how to use mobile tools to create powerful journalistic stories.