NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COLLECTION (NAPA)

The UCLA Film and Television Archive’s News and Public Affairs Collection (NAPA) consists of over 100,000 news programs and broadcasts taped off air from 1979 to 2003. Titles from the collection can be made available for research viewing on the UCLA campus in the Instructional Media Lab (IML), located in room 270 of the Powell Library. Please note that research viewing requests must be made in advance through the Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC) located in room 46 of the Powell Library.

NAPA COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

• A few of the many programs held in the NAPA collection include: CNN Special Reports, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Nightline, Today, America's Black Forum, Larry King Live, Tony Brown's Journal, local Los Angeles news from stations such as KNBC, KCBS, KABC, and KTLA, network nightly news programs, and local and national Spanish language news. The collection also holds extended coverage of important news events, such as the 2000 presidential election/Florida recount.
• NAPA Study Guides (downloadable in .pdf format) are available to assist in locating holdings relevant to Rodney King/Los Angeles uprising, the events of 9/11, African-American Public Affairs Broadcasting, and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The guides are designed to introduce users to the collection and provide a starting point for research on these topics.

HOW TO REQUEST NAPA TITLES FOR RESEARCH VIEWING

• Search the catalog of NAPA holdings via our online database.
• Compile your research viewing Request List.
• Use our Request List to submit your research title requests to the Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC) via email.
• For assistance in searching the NAPA Database, please download our NAPA Access Guide
  

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