Library & Cultural Services: Decolonising the Library: News. Media. Film &amp; Documentary

News and Media

The Library's collection of newspapers is modest, but does include some important Latin American titles (also a good collection from the former Soviet Union). These are mostly held in store - please check the catalogue for details or ask your liaison librarian

African Media Barometer
Alliance for Affordable Internet
Investigates the digital divide globally

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
Access to TV and radio broadcasts from UK channels, including an archive back to 2007 for some key channels. Recordings of older programmes can be requested through the TRILT service.
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BoB also enables the compilation of playlists, like the one from University of Huddersfield, on Black Lives Matter, as part of its "Broaden my Bookshelf" project

The Conversation - Decolonisation
Really interesting articles, written by academics (mostly from outside Europe & N. America) in a journalistic style, that cover many different aspects of Decolonisation

Factiva
Extensive news coverage from thousands of sources around the world, including many from countries in the Global South

ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers
Includes links to news digitisation projects around the world, some of which offer free access to newspaper content

Proquest Historical Newspapers
As well as access to some major national newspapers (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post), this archive provides full text access to:
Hindustan Times
South China Morning Post
10 important US Black newspapers, making it an extremely valuable resource for research on all aspects of the 19th & 20th century African American experience
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Rand daily mail
The Rand Daily Mail, a Johannesburg daily, is a critically important title that pioneered popular journalism in South Africa. It is renowned today for being the first newspaper to openly oppose apartheid and contribute to its downfall. Search news articles from 1902-1985.
UK Federation

Times of India
Held online via Factiva database (from 1986- various editions, some gaps in coverage in 1980s and 1990s).
Held on microform for 1914-1922 and 1942.
For details of all holdings do a journal search for Times of India

More journalism, media & internet resources are listed on the Sociology and Politics subject guides

Film & Documentary

In addition to YouTube and Box of Broadcasts (see above), we also have access to Kanopy, a streaming service offering a wide range of films and documentaries that can help broaden & diversify reading list content.

British Film Institute offers access to quite a diverse range of free content through BFI Player, including Black Britain on Film and other documentary collections representing Chinese, Jewish and South Asian communities in the UK