Made for the television program “Perspective”, this documentary examined the growth of technology in the collection, transmission and dissemination of news, from early cinema newsreels to today’s satellite coverage.
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Collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325286
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Electronic news gathering
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting of news
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-1 Digital File - 2MB Rate; Copy