news archives

Past journalism repository

News archives are collections of past news content—articles, broadcasts, photographs, or recordings—preserved for future reference.

Newspapers maintain archives of published stories; broadcasters keep footage libraries.

Researchers use news archives to study historical events or track how stories developed: I found the original coverage in the newspaper's archives.

Digital archives have made historical news far more accessible than microfilm ever did.

Opposites
temporal immediacy

news archivesbreaking news

Newly unfolding events reported

live coverage · live feed · news flash · current events · live broadcast

permanence and accessibility

news archivesrumors

Unconfirmed circulating stories

word of mouth

storage vs. transmission

news archiveslive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

news wire · news stream · live feed · press release · news bulletin

Family

news, archives

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G