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NORTH CAROLINA MEDIA: Searching Archives & More

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS on MEDIA ARCHIVES: 
(Web searches)
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1. Media on the web offers text and images (photos, maps, charts, etc.) of many but not all North Carolina media (newspapers, magazines, and television). Use a search engine to locate North Carolina media URLs and then check to see if archives are available for searching.

2. Selected North Carolina newspapers on the web may be found at the North Carolina Press web site http://www.ncpress.com. When you get to this site, click on "Online Newspapers." Be aware that not all of these web sites have news archives available to you.

3. Articles published prior to late 1990s are rare on North Carolina media web sites. If you need access to earlier archives, please consult with the Park Librarian.

4. Not all articles in print and broadcast editions are archived on their web pages. In fact, web and print editions of a newspaper are rarely duplicates.

5. Access to archived material on the web is frequently limited to the current week or month. Older archives are rarely, if ever, available at no cost to searchers. There are exceptions. The Park Library director has special access to a limited number of North Carolina older media archives (The News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer, plus a few others.) Consult with her. 

DATABASES SEARCHES on MEDIA ARCHIVES:
 
(using Lexis/Nexis, Factiva, NC NewsStand, etc.)

6. Most databases are text only. That is, graphical and tabular material may be noted, but not displayed.

7. Not all articles published are in the databases. Articles excluded from electronic archives include copyrighted material (as a result of the Tasini v. The New York Times lawsuit), some tabular data, columns, and many wire service reports. In these situations, students and scholars must rely upon microfilm of North Carolina newspapers. Consult with the Park Librarian for details.

8. A few North Carolina newspapers may be listed on more than one database resulting in confusion about content, time frame, and search protocols. Different databases vary even when archiving the same publication. Seek help from the Park Librarian to navigate these databases, 

NORTH CAROLINA 
MEDIA ARCHIVES

N.C. Newspaper Database Archives

  • Charlotte Observer – database not available on UNC-CH campus; check with Park Librarian to gain access to archives back to 1994.
  • Fayetteville Observer – this newspaper’s archives is on NewsBank, a database not available on UNC-CH campus.
  • Wilmington Morning Star - News (July 1996-), North Carolina Newsstand. Also on Lexis/Nexis Academic (June 1994 -)

The remaining N. C. newspaper archives are accessible (selected full-text articles only) via Lexis/Nexis Academic.  To find these individual papers:

    • select “US News” from the pop-down box;
    • next select “southeastern newspapers” from the next pop-down box;
    • then click on “select sources”
    • further, scroll down to the desired paper and click on the appropriate box
    • finally, scroll back to the top of the page and click on “paste to search.”
    • Enter your search terms and date range on the next screen

Carolina Peacemaker  (Oct. 2001 -)
Chapel Hill Herald      (Jan. 1994 -)
Chronicle (Duke Univ.) (Sept. 1997 -)
Creative Loafing – Charlotte  (Jan. 2002 -)
Daily Tar Heel        (Oct. 1997 -)
Durham Herald-Sun  (Jan. 1994 -)
Eden Daily News     (Jan. 2002 -)
Greensboro News & Record   (Jan. 1991 -)
Hickory Daily Record   (Jan. 2002 -)
McDowell News        (Jan. 2002 -)
Statesville Record & Landmark  (Jan 2002 -)
Valdese News            (Mar. 2002 -)
Wilmington Star News    June 1994 -)
Winston-Salem Journal   (Jan. 2002 -)

Newspaper Print Indexes (in Park Library)

  • IND-EX Durham Herald-Sun Newspaper Index:             
    (Jan. 1982 – Feb. 1990)
  • Daily Tar Heel Index                                                    
    (August 1970 - March 1999)
  • The News & Observer Index                                        
    (1975 -1976)

N.C. Newspapers' Data (2002)

Wire Services: 
Database Archives (selected)

These wire services also have selected full-text articles available via Lexis/Nexis Academic. From the pop-down news category menu, select "News Wires." From the next pop-down menu, select "all available wire reports." Then, click on the "sources" button to see exactly what wire services are available. You may select an individual wire service archive if desired, then click on "paste to search." Return to the search screen and enter your search terms and date(s).

  • The Associated Press                            (Jan. 1977 -)
  • The Associated Press WorldStream       (Oct. 1993 -)
  • PR Newswire                                        (Jan. 1980 -)
  • Sports Networks                                   (Feb. 1994 -)
  • UPI (business, news & sports)               (Sept. 1980 -)

North Carolina 
Magazines’ Archives (selected)

Radio Archives (selected)

North Carolina News Network http://www.ncnn.com/ News Archive includes the current and previous days’ audio clips

National Public Radio (NPR) Archives (searchable by key word   back to late 1990s) http://www.npr.org

WUNC-FM http://www.wunc.org 
           Listen Magazine
Archive  (Nov/Dec 1994 -)     http://www.herald-sun.com/listen/magz/archive.html

Television News Archives
(selected)

[Note: selected TV script archives for national news network shows are available on Lexis/Nexis Academic. Rarely, if ever, will you discover local news on this database. Content and time varies considerably.] 

·        Select “News transcripts” from the first pop-down menu

·       From the next pop-down menu select “all transcripts” or other desired category

·        Then enter your search terms and date range.

ABC-TV
Asheville: WLOS http://www.wlos13.com/
Charlotte: WSOC http://www.gocarolinas.com/partners/wsoctv/
Durham: WTVD http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/
New Bern: WCTI http://www.wcti12.com/
Winston-Salem/High Point/ http://www.abc45.com/

CBS-TV
Charlotte: WBTV3 http://www.wbtv.com
Greensboro: WFMY http://www.wfmy2.com
Greenville WNCT http://www.wnct.com
Raleigh: WRAL http://www.wral-tv.com/

Fox-TV
Charlotte: WCCB http://www.fox18wccb.com
Greensboro: WGHP Fox8 http://www.fox8wghp.com/
Raleigh: WRAZ Fox50 http://www.fox50.com

NBC-TV
Charlotte: WCNC-TV http://www.nbc6.com
Raleigh: WNCN-TV http://www.nbc17.com
Wilmington: WECT http://www.wect.com
Winston-Salem: WXII http://www.wxii.com

PBS
UNC-TV http://www.unctv.org/

DIRECTORIES FOR N. C. MEDIA

NEWSPAPERS

  • Bacon’s Newspaper Directory (sections on N.C. daily and community papers as well as listing of ethnic and minority papers in N.C.) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library
  • Editor & Publisher International Yearbook (section on N.C. daily and weekly papers) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library
  • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (includes a section on N.C. media: newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations)
  • List of North Carolina Black Press (historical and current)
  • North Carolina Newspaper Directory (includes N.C. daily and community newspapers that are members of the North Carolina Press Association) Located in The Park Library

MAGAZINES

·        Bacon’s Magazine Directory (includes magazines and newsletters arranged geographically) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library

·        Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (includes a section on N.C. media: newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library

 

TELEVISION & CABLE

·        Bacon’s TV/Cable Directory (includes a geographic section arranged by state of TV/Cable networks and stations with program contacts) Located in the Park Library and Davis Library

·        Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook (includes geographical sections for television, cable and radio stations) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library

·        Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (includes a section on N.C. media: newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library

·        Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation (membership directory is available only to members online http://www.rtnda.org/

 

RADIO

·        Bacon’s Radio Directory (includes a geographic section arranged by state of radio networks and stations with program contacts) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library

·        Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (includes a section on N.C. media: newspapers, magazines, and broadcast stations) Located in The Park Library and Davis Library

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