News And Events

Today, the world reflects on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. We join in remembering the victims of the tragic day, as well as commemorating the heroes who, in the face of unimaginable danger, risked their lives to save those in need. After a quarter-century, the iconic phrase “Never… Read More

This post was originally published on July 2, 2026 on the McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies website. The McGee Center aims to equip individuals with the essential skills and knowledge required to adeptly navigate and critically assess narratives in the dynamic media landscape of the 21st century. Through innovative… Read More

This post was written by Shane Jafar, a Master of Marketing Candidate at Vanderbilt University. It was originally published on March 26, 2026 on the McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies website. The McGee Center aims to equip individuals with the essential skills and knowledge required to adeptly navigate and critically… Read More

This article was originally published on December 5, 2025 on the McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies website. The McGee Center aims to equip individuals with the essential skills and knowledge required to adeptly navigate and critically assess narratives in the dynamic media landscape of the 21st century. Read More

The Vanderbilt Television News Archive’s Director, Jim Duran, and Data Engineer, Vaibhav Ravinutala, are rebuilding metadata pipelines for newly digitized or recorded television news broadcasts. Thanks to the Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries’ investment in a new web application and database service, the TVNA is adopting the latest innovations in technology… Read More

Last week, Steve Davis and I attended the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) 2025 Annual Conference where we reconnected with our fellow archivists and television news collectors in Baltimore, Maryland. This year’s conference highlighted the growing interest in preserving news media – especially programs from local television stations. Read More

One of the central responsibilities of the Vanderbilt Television News Archive is to ensure both the preservation of materials and their accessibility to researchers, educators, and the public. This purpose guides our current work digitizing the CNN Prime News collection. Originally recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the… Read More

Last week, I attended the 2025 Charleston Conference in South Carolina, which brings together a wide range of librarians, publishers, and vendors to learn from one another and discuss issues affecting the world of academic libraries and scholarly research. Lorcan Dempsey’s opening keynote address, Libraries, librarianship and cross-LAMination, expertly… Read More

Video Archivist, Steve Davis, and TV News Archive intern Maddie Blake presented the legacy of video tape and digitization this past Saturday at “Fall into STEAM,” at the Vanderbilt University Peabody Library. The exhibit offered a hands-on learning experience for children, with opportunities to see and hold legacy audiovisual… Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new website platform and database for the Television News Archive. The new system includes improvements to search capabilities, browsing by date, automatic delivery of loans, single sign on for VU users and sponsoring institutions, and… Read More