Library Guides: Journalism: Multimedia

Online Video

CBC Curio This link opens in a new window
Video streaming access to educational content from CBC and Radio-Canada. Includes documentaries from television and radio, news reports, archival material.
NFB Campus This link opens in a new window
Access over 1100 Canadian documentaries, animation and alternative dramas.
Kanopy Videos This link opens in a new window
Thousands of online documentaries, films and educational videos for classroom use or personal viewing.
LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Over 3,500 video tutorial courses led by experts. Works best with Microsoft Edge. Please note that this system collects and stores your individual user data including real name, role, list of videos watched, completion rate of those videos, and more, and that the College has access to this data.

The Dawn of the Eye: The History of Film and TV News
The Dawn of the Eye is a six-part documentary series capturing the 100 year history of the visual news form.
The Art of the Interview (DVD)
Call Number PN4784.I6A78 2008 (SAC)
Documentary film about Emmy Award winning writer, director, and documentary producer Patti Obrow White; it explores the art and science of conducting journalistic interviews.

Cite and reference all images used in your work.

Search for images that are free to re-use.

Check the license terms for individual images.

Creative Commons
Search for content licensed for re-use. Check the terms on individual items for attribution requirements.
Google Advanced Image Search
Use Usage rights filter - "free to use or share". Check for license terms or other notices regarding use.

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Wikimedia Commons
Public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips)
Flickr Commons - Advanced Search
Limit your search to Creative Commons images or be sure to check the license terms on individual images.
Pexels: Free Stock Photos

Artstor This link opens in a new window
The images are "rights-cleared for use in education and research — you are free to use them in classroom instruction and handouts, presentations, student assignments, and other noncommercial educational and scholarly activities."

Wikimedia Commons
Public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips)
Pixabay
A site with over a million photos, illustrations, vector graphics and videos free to use for any purpose. Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under Creative Commons CC0, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.
Videvo
Free Stock Video Footage.

Freesound
Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds. Create an account to download sounds.
Creative Commons - Music Communities
A list of music sites that utilize Creative Commons tools, allowing users to upload content under one of their free licenses.
Sound Effects Plus
Over 5000 free sound effects recorded, designed and produced by a team of audio professionals. The team owns the copyrights to all the sound effects on this website and you can safely to use them in your projects. Just remember to read the License Agreement. It tells you what you can and cannot do with the sound effects.
BBC Sound Effects
16,000 BBC Sound Effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to download for use. The Sound Effects are BBC copyright, but they may be used for personal, educational or research purposes.

Cite and reference all musical work used in your own work.

Check the license terms for each musical work before using it.

Creative Commons - Music Communities
A list of music sites that utilize Creative Commons tools, allowing users to upload content under one of their free licenses.
Creative Commons - Record Labels
A list of record labels that utilize CC licenses in a variety of ways.
The Mutopia Project
2086 pieces of music – free to download, modify, print, copy, distribute, perform, and record – all in the Public Domain or under Creative Commons licenses,
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library is a web site containing public domain music scores.