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TV Broadcast Transcripts

Transcripts from selected recent television broadcasts can be found in several subscription databases such as Lexis Nexis or Factiva (see list in the next box below).

One thing to keep in mind is that no one database will have every show from a particular network. For example, you may have to search a couple of databases that contain CBS transcripts before you find the one that has the program Face the Nation.

Nexis-Uni (Lexis - Nexis)
Indexes TV news transcripts for programs from major U.S. and some international networks. Among the available networks are ABC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, NBC, Fox, MSNBC, PBS and more. For a complete list, go to the Nexis home page, select News > Broadcast Transcripts and search for your topic.
Factiva
Indexes CBS, BBC, CNN, ABC, CNBC, FOX, NPR and more. For a complete list, click the drop-down arrow next to All Sources. Then from the drop-down next to "Select Source Category" choose "by Type." Last, click the expanding + boxes to select the transcripts you want to search. Search all transcripts by clicking on Transcripts - All. Search individual or a few transcripts by clicking on the individual titles to add them to your search.
Internet Archive
Watch broadcasts from 20 news networks from 2009-present.
Access World News (America's Newspapers)
This database contains some national news broadcast transcripts, such as PBS' NewsHour and The Charlie Rose Show. To view available transcript sources, click "A_Z Source List" (Top of the screen). click the "All Keywords" dropdown, and choose "type" and then type "Transcript." There are also a number of local broadcast videos which can be seen by typing "Video" here.
American Archive of Public Media
A website that has begun archiving significant public radio and TV content from selected public broadcasting outlets around the country.
Television News Archive, Vanderbilt University
The TV News Archive compiled by Vanderbilt University (1968-present) contains transcripts from U.S. news programs on major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, CSPAN, MSNBC, PBS and CNBC). Most transcripts are in abstract form; more recent broadcasts may be available instantly as streaming video.
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NOTE: OU Faculty and graduate students may order videotape duplications of entire broadcasts, or compilation tapes of individual news stories specified by the borrower. Contact Alden Library Interlibrary Loan. Do not order directly through the TV News Archive website; Alden Library has an agreement with Vanderbilt and can assist in borrowing tapes. The Television News Archive will make a LENDING COPY that must be returned by Alden Library to Vanderbilt University at a pre-arranged date. Please allow at least 2 weeks for the tape(s) to arrive. Loan period is typically 30 days but requests to keep tapes longer are usually honored by the Archive.
C-SPAN Video Library
Programs from all three C-SPAN channels since 1987 are available online for free for research and educational use.
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C-SPAN was "created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service. It televises many proceedings of the United States federal government, as well as other public affairs programming."

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