Building a video archive
A monthly compilation and then compiled and of world news building scripted to produce a into a comprehensive series of new stories in video archive, “News- their entirety, as they brief,” is being offered by happen each month, the 8.8. C. The commentary will
Discounts are being offered for founding subscribers, but most of them seem likely to be libraries — video or conventional. The price for a year’s tapes is $lOOO in New Zealand. For an additional $6O a year, a monthly index of each one-hour tape is offered, with references to an unobtrusive onscreen numbering system. For a further $BO, the 8.8. C. offers its “Study Pack,” which also includes a full transcript as well as study guides for teachers of the English language, general studies and related subjects. The tapes are not just a re-editing of the news. The project’s brochure says all major news events will be selected
be read by John Humphrys, who is now appearing on the “Today” programme. He has been the 8.8.C.’s foreign correspondent in the United States and Southern Africa, as well as principal newreader, “Newbrief” will be edited by Gordon Carr, one of the 8.8.C.’s most experienced producers of television news and . news documentaries. He worked on an eight-part series onthe Falklands War, and more than 20 programmes on . royal tours. The tapes will be completed within two weeks of the end of each month, and will be sent airmail to overseas subscribers, the brochure says.
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