C-SPAN
On This Day: Apollo 1 Disaster
Three video clips show real-life news coverage from the Apollo 1 disaster. Young historians learn what events led to the disaster. Clips cover the initial disaster, the astronauts discussing the mission before the launch, and a ceremony...
TED-Ed
Don't Misrepresent Africa
"We can sharpen our insights. It is not always war, insurrection, and disease." Leslie Dodson enlightens us to the impact that photographs have on our perception of a situation, and urges her audience to review our "ethics of...
C-SPAN
On This Day: The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive is the focus of video clips that show academics how the media viewed the Tet Offensive and how they affected others' views of the Vietnam War. The clips include a mixture of archival footage and a taped lesson. A third...
C-SPAN
On This Day: ABSCAM
It started as a simple sting against low-level corruption, and it ended with the conviction of members of Congress. Class members enter the world of bribery and politics using video clips, including news reports from the 1980s and...
PBS
Career Connections | Radio Host
Want to be a Daddy-O of the radio? A modern-day Edward R. Murrow? Cleveland radio host Tony Ganzer talks about the skills that enabled him to become an NPR radio host.
PBS
GI Forum Mobilizes
The GI Forum, a group of Mexican-Americans focused on getting their fellow citizens to the polls in the 1960 election introduces young historians to Hector Garcia who helped President Johnson create reforms for ethnic minority...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Video clips show footage from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, an anniversary of the disaster, a report from the shuttle commission, and information about astronaut Christa McAuliffe. Young academics also learn how events like the...
Geography Now
Geography Now! France
While most think of metropolitan France in Europe, they may not know the country's reach extends across the world through its various overseas territories and departments. France has a fierce pride, with laws that require radio...
Georgetown University
Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive a Conversation With Earlene Campbell
Yolonda "Coffeedreamz" Body interviews her cousin Earlene Campbell-Coleman for her Good News Feed broadcast on YouTube, July 9, 2020. Earlene Campbell-Coleman is a GU272 slave descendant. [27:02]
A&E Television
History.com: Charlie Chaplin Leaves the u.s.
Suspected of communist activity, famous film actor Charlie Chaplin fled the U.S. for his London home in 1952. Listen to a brief broadcast announcing this news. [39 secs]