Saving local news also means saving the archives - Poynter From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers.

“Moving image archivists have been studying and working to address the loss of TV news for decades,” said Becca Bender with Channel US, which grew out of AMIA work. https://loom.ly/Bz_IMr0

The Grateful Dead's New Streaming Service Is the 'Largest Tape-Transfer Project in Rock History' The Grateful Dead's concert archive will be available to stream on a new service, Play Dead, associated with Nugs.

Innovations in technology since then (y’know, high-speed streaming, iPhones, etc.) paved the way for a collaboration with Rhino and the Dead’s archivist, David Lemieux. https://loom.ly/ljCnrlc

AI Toolkit for Archives - TrustArchives.org Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how audiovisual materials are created, reused, and interpreted. For archives, libraries, and cultural heritage organizations, these changes raise urgent questions about authenticity, rights, access, and the responsible use of archival materials. This toolkit, developed by the Working Groups of the Trust in Archives Initiative, is designed to help archives …

For archives, libraries, and cultural heritage organizations, generative AI raise urgent questions about authenticity, rights, access, and the responsible use of archival materials. TAI working groups have designed a toolkit to help archives navigate an evolving landscape. https://loom.ly/bL7LT4Y

UCLA AMIA Student Chapter Takeover! Avant-garde Animation | UCLA Film & Television Archive The UCLA Library creates a vibrant nexus of ideas, collections, expertise, and spaces in which users illuminate solutions for local and global challenges. We constantly evolve to advance UCLA’s research, education, and public service mission by empowering and inspiring communities of scholars and learners to discover, access, create, share, and preserve knowledge.

In LA on April 17 and 18? Check out the UCLA AMIA Student Chapter Takeover! Programmed and introduced by student chapter members including Clare Britton, Molly Regan, and Noah Brockman. https://loom.ly/A1u02cA

Two men fighting in an office, one with extremely oversized hands.

A young man and woman standing in an elevator.

Two people smiling and walking down a sidewalk.

An animation depicting a warped face, keys and assorted small objects.

Apr. 17–18: UCLA AMIA Student Chapter Takeover!

We’re thrilled to collaborate with the UCLA student chapter of the Association of Moving Image Archivists @amianet.bsky.social to present a student-curated lineup exploring the themes of “Avant-garde Animation” and “Reenactment.” Free! ucla.in/4stnTjI

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

Jacobs said the majority of the artists he recorded are pleased to have their work preserved. As for copyright concerns, he’s happy to remove recordings if requested, but added that only one or two musicians so far have asked that their material be taken down. https://loom.ly/9-XI7pk

This week's Screening Room: Project Silica is exploring how to use fused silica (glass) as a media for future archival storage. https://loom.ly/Rub-J_w

How newsrooms are bringing their archives to life Press archives capture a moment in time

Recently, the team has been experimenting with repurposing their archives into entirely new editorial products. They started with a weekly Dateline quiz, a game that challenges readers to guess the year specific excerpts from its archive were written. https://loom.ly/BxO6TOE

Apply for a Pathways Fellowship! APF) is designed to open pathways into careers in audiovisual preservation. Through paid internships, structured mentorship, cohort-based learning, and ongoing alumni support, the program helps break down barriers to entry and provides opportunities for individuals who may not otherwise have access to training or professional networks in the field.

Apply for the 2026 AMIA Pathways Fellowship! Fellows participate in paid internships, structured mentorship, cohort-based learning, and an ongoing alumni program. https://loom.ly/j_yVLbQ

Fifteen Questions: John Quackenbush on the Art of Film Projection | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson The AFVS projectionist sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss Super 8, movie theaters, Instagram, and the other John Quackenbush.

"We can recreate that exact, you know, environment that the film was made for. It’s also made to be interactive: an audience, the energy within an audience, reacting to the film. You can’t do that at home." https://loom.ly/b29_XMU

Keeping Omani musical heritage alive: New study calls for moving beyond archives Traditional music in the Sultanate of Oman is closely connected to the cultural practices of society. It reflects a rich variety of spiritual and human expression. Despite the uniqueness of this cultural experience, means for engaging with and safeguarding cultural heritage remain underexplored. Traditional music, as part of intangible cultural heritage, retains its significance while remaining vulnerable to gradual erosion and eventual disappearance.  

Research emphasizes that heritage can only remain vibrant when institutional efforts are aligned with active community participation. https://loom.ly/yKrCWK4

How can one describe a collection, if the content defies archival standards? This week's Screening Room highlights the challenges and potential recommendations for complex moving image collections. Look for the link in your inbox.

Bard College and PEN America Announce the Launch of the Central America Independent Media Archive Bard College, together with PEN America, is pleased to announce the launch of Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), an initiative to safeguard and preserve independent journalism in Central America through a digital archive accessible to the public. CAIMA was built in partnership with the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) team, and is the latest project under the umbrella of Kronika, a joint civic tech project of Bard College and PEN America which builds tools to protect e...

The Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA) is a civic tech project which builds tools to protect endangered media against state censorship aiming to provide journalists, researchers, and historians with secure access to uncensored primary sources. https://loom.ly/iz47hLM

The finale features a room with banners from all 107 HBCUs draped from the ceiling and a large-screen video highlighting modern HBCU leaders and the current state of these institutions. https://loom.ly/F5TQaHU

Legacy Equipment: Betacam, DigiBeta, and DV The hour long session covers basic Betacam, DigiBeta, and DV deck maintenance, repair, and diagnosis.

The fifth in our Legacy Equipment Series is Thursday! Proper maintenance and repair is critical - get the foundations you'll need to effectively use and maintain your Betacam, Digibeta and DVCAM decks. https://loom.ly/tffuM3M

A civil rights organizer since high school, Barbara Smith became an architect of Black feminism and Black women’s studies whose work helped lay the foundation for the modern Black LGBTQ rights movement. https://loom.ly/VhWv8VI

AI Opens Up a New Way to Restore Classic Movies. Should We Take It? The tech is already being used to change everything from 'The Wizard of Oz' to 'The Magnificent Ambersons.'  Not everyone thinks it's a good thing. 

"Colorization is a good comparison, but it didn’t have the same sweeping social and economic impact of something like generative AI — so there’s more at stake in how we sort through what we’re going to accept and valorize.” https://loom.ly/bAsiIDM

The Moving Image: Special Issue This special issue will articulate the unique logistical, technological, and legal challenges of videotape preservation while introducing The Moving Image’s readership to the idiosyncratic character of videotape archives and the history of videotape as a medium.

Call for Special Issue closes March 31st! The Moving Image Special Issue: Videotape in the Archive. https://loom.ly/CjFjs20 https://loom.ly/CjFjs20

This week's member Screening Room looks back at 2015: Implementing the best possible preservation strategy is an intricate and difficult process. IPI worked on an NEH-funded project to create a web-based application called filmcare.org. Look for the link in your inbox.

it's 2013 - the Pope resigns, two European Kings are crowned, Beyonce reigns at the Super Bowl, and AMIA's Black & White Mocha is created in Richmond!

Sora Is Dead at OpenAI, and So Is Its Deal with Disney, but the AI Video Battle Is Just Beginning OpenAI will shut down its generative AI Sora text-to-video app for users ahead of a planned IPO.

While Sora may be going away, it’s likely OpenAI won’t be abandoning any ambitions toward creating more sophisticated generative video models and potentially looking for more influence in Hollywood or with other media companies. https://loom.ly/O-VWvWI

What’s new online this month at the Library of Congress includes the celebration of J’ouvert by the Trinidadian community of Brooklyn, workshops and reflections byelders of the Makah Indian tribe, and the traditions of coffee growing in the mountains of central Puerto Rico. https://loom.ly/TR6f8Y0

Black Loyalist archive collection included in UNESCO Memory of the World program | CBC News A collection of materials detailing the history of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has been added to the Canadian Memory of the World Register by UNESCO. The announcement took place at the Nova Scotia Archives on Saturday on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

A collection of documents detailing the history of the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has been added to the UNESCO's Canadian Memory of the World Register. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/...

In this week's member Screening Room from DAS 2018 is a closer look at object storage and how it fits in to the expanding archive and a case study on the Montreaux Jazz Festival's digital project. Look for the link in your inbox.

Meet the Punk-Rock Projectionist Showing His Own Films in a Tiny Theater on Wheels Solar powered and scored live, Davey B. Gravey's Tiny Cinema screens Super 8 shorts in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.

Scored live on musical instruments that line the back of the room, Gravey’s micro-venue doesn’t announce itself beyond some string lights and a curious invitation to check out the next showing. https://loom.ly/vqFqWsc

Inside the national Moving Image Archive where the silent age is golden More than 50,000 clips which tell the stories of Scotland, its people and places are held in the archive

It holds more than 50,000 items of Scottish film and video sourced and donated over the years from private attics and garages, film clubs, councils, businesses and local museums. https://loom.ly/vq4xFUk

Saint Patrick’s Day – 1917 This newsreel set in London shows the Lord Mayor of London arriving at Saint Patrick's Church. It is the celebration for Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,

St. Patrick's Day 1917 - from the IFI Archive Player
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Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | Timeless Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's

And there, on one film, was a black star painted onto a pedestal in the center of the screen. They were looking at “Gugusse and the Automaton,” a long-lost film by the iconic French filmmaker George Méliès at his Star Film company. https://loom.ly/WyvVYRE

This week's member Screening Room is a look at object storage and the Montreux Jazz Festival from DAS 2018. The collection was inscribed on the 2013 UNESCO memory of the world register. Look for the link in your inbox.

Guillermo del Toro Meets Frankenstein at The New York Public Library The New York Public Library recently hosted filmmaker Guillermo del Toro for a tour the library’s Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle to explore and experience some of the historical materials in the collection related to Mary Shelley and “Frankenstein.”

The New York Public Library hosted Guillermo del Toro for a tour of the Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, diving into historical materials related to Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. https://loom.ly/KckZG98