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Overview
The publisher has compiled recordings from nearly the full extent to date of the broadcast news and public affairs television show Meet the Press, which has run since 1947. The collection is slated for initial launch in late 2013.
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The publisher has compiled recordings from nearly the full extent to date of the broadcast news and public affairs television show Meet the Press, which has run since 1947. The collection is slated for initial launch in late 2013.
Interviews and panel discussions on the show have featured appearances by prominent political figures and leaders from the U.S. and abroad. Other “news-makers” to appear include prominent athletes, military leaders, authors, and religious figures. [See Appendix: Meet the Press List of Program Guests]
The program was a half hour long until 1992, when it became a full hour show with more guests. A total of approximately 1500 hours of video recordings will be accompanied by transcripts from the NBC archive. Not all recordings have survived.
The publishers hope to release future years of content as supplements in the future.
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In addition to guest names, indexing will cover topics, places, and events discussed. Indexing authority sources apparently are proprietary, probably originating from the broadcaster NBC.
The transcripts will be integrated as synchronous scrolling text along with the video recordings. No special viewing software is required; the recordings are viewable through an internet browser. Based on the interface features implemented in other video databases from the publisher, the viewing window should offer various flexible navigation tools, including time cues and a visual "table of contents" of image frames. The user can tag and save customized clips.
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Restrictions on use are customary, requiring that copies of text portions be made only for fair use or on a limited basis as a source for Interlibrary Loan. The recordings may not be decompiled or reverse engineered, or re-distributed. Access to video streaming is restricted to the customer’s network and individual users may not download or make copies of streaming videos.
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This is a valuable collection of contemporary commentary featuring significant figures from national and world events. It will be especially valuable to have access to the broadcasts moving forward (as supplements), in addition to the full archive of extant recording broadcasts. The searchable transcripts and indexing of names and events should greatly aid access. The restrictions about downloading may seem restrictive for research use.
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