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Media Links

Media: Images, Magazines, Newspapers, Radio, Film, TV

Images
Description
Keep it simpler than Google images: Add your puzzle piece word. Then click on the "wheel" to click on "Image Search." You must press "Go" to make images appear below!
Many links with images and sound that are free of copyright.
Copyright free, public domain pics from the digitized archives of primarily academic libraries.
Get specific in your Google image search.
Search for a picture & then click to find related images that swirl around your first image.
Daily life pictures taken by individuals around the world.
"a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students"
Public domain images.
Multimedia Description

Links to the world's newspapers, magazines, television & radio stations.

Magazines

Description

American Heritage

Use this web site to access past issues. 

Life Magazine

Use the "Life Magazine Search" box near the top right to locate an issue on your topic.

National Geographic Index

Indexes all of National Geographic magazines and other print publications.

Newspapers

Description

Associated Press

Global news network.

Arab News

Published in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

An Egyptian news source. Scroll down the page and/or click on "Site Map" to find past issues.
English version of Arabic language news network.
News aggregate for countries within the continent.
British news journalism.

Connects news articles from around the world & links to them in a single location using a world map as a guide. Includes an Archive of articles.

News from The Windy City.
The English language mouthpiece for all things Chinese.

The Library of Congress offers a database of digitized American newspapers in an ongoing project as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program.

CNN

Includes streaming video as well as news on Technology, Justice, Politics, etc.

Get more out of Google.

Guardian Unlimited

From the UK.

International Herald Tribune

International journalism in partership with the NY Times.

Jerusalem Post

Founded in 1932, English language news from the Middle East.

Left leaning newspaper published in Mexico. (see Mexican News Media for more newspapers published in Mexico) en español

LA Times

Los Angeles News.

Index of key newspapers from Latin American, does not include links.
French language newspaper. en français
Includes links to Reforma, El Norte, among others. Also see La Jornada, listed above.
Considered the news standard in the United States.

Oregonian in Education

See Ms. Gapp for access. Complete, full-text version of the print newspaper--current to today, growing archive being formed.

OregonLive

This link takes you to The Oregonian portion of the web site.

Oregonian Index (1851-1987)

This is an index only housed at the University of Oregon. Multnomah Co. or Washington Co. Public Libraries will locate the actual article for you.

Where other newspapers go to ge their news.
Rocky Mountain News

The death of a newspaper...
The Denver Post, Colorado's remaining news source.

Iran's International News Source.

United Press International

Check out the "Odd News" tab.

Wall Street Journal

United States' premier financial newspaper.

News from the Nation's Capitol.

Radio

Description

National Public Radio

Program Guide to NPR. Streaming audio and podcasts.

Film / TV

Description

Internet Movie Database

imdb.com Comprehensive list of past, current, and future projects.

Hulu

Hulu provides free streaming access to news shows and information such as NOVA and ABC's 20/20.

A list of links that take you to web-available video in a variety of subject areas.
Digital media resources produced by public television. Create an account to view.
Includes mosly clips, but does have a selection of full length episodes from various shows.
Watch online. Searchable; subject headings on the right of screen.

Multnomah Co. Library

Link to catalog. Use your own card. Search for DVD format.
Find out what's educational on cable television.
Film Sources (annotated list)
List of links that stream video. Try FreeDocumentaries.org Includes films from Michael Moore, Eyes on the Prize, current issues in the Middle East.
Also called "greatestfilms.org" Includes plot synopses, review commentary, film reference material, and historical background for English-language films of the 20th century.
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