Video

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx

You won't find YouTube listed here. The online video sources listed here are for "smart" videos. These are more cerebral alternatives: documentaries, speeches, panel discussions, research reports and more on the arts, current events, business, science, etc. (The list is based on an article by Lee Gomes, WSJ, June 18, 2007). All the videos can be played on either RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, or QuickTime.

Countless hours of edifying video are all waiting out there for you, nearly all of it free.

Fora.tv
fora.tv
"fora.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation. It provides deep, unfiltered content, tools for self-expression and a place for the interactive community to gather online."

ResearchChannel
www.researchchannel.org
The ResearchChannel presents video programs from the world's leading research institutions.

JFK Jr. Forum Video and Podcast Archive
ksgaccman.harvard.edu/iop/events_forum_listview.asp
The Harvard University Institute of Politics makes available a searchable video archive spanning thirty years of public addresses and panel discussions held in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum (formerly the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs). The archive, featuring nearly 1,200 Forum events on politics, policy, culture, and academic life, provides rich historical content and context to students, researchers, and citizens from around the world.

UC Channel
uc.princeton.edu
This is a project of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. A collection of public affairs lectures, panels and events from academic institutions all over the world.

Research-TV
www.research-tv.com
Research-TV produces cutting-edge research news stories on behalf of universities and research organisations.

Traditional Fine Arts Organization
www.tfaoi.com
The Traditional Fine Arts Organization Inc. works to support the arts in the U.S.. On its Web site, there's a directory of arts-oriented videos throughout the Web. At the main page, click on "Catalogues," and then on "Videos Online".

TotalVid
totalvid.com
One of the few online sources of smart video that charge users is TotalVid.com, owned by the Norfolk, Va.-based TotalVid Inc. unit of Landmark Communications Inc. It costs $9.95 a month for access to a huge library of how-to and documentary videos, many of them originally made for broadcast sites like Landmark's Weather Channel. Users can test the site free for a week.

Energy Policy TV
video.energypolicytv.com
Oil, Natural Gas, Electricity, Infrastructure & Grid, Coal, Nuclear, Wind, Solar, Biofuels, Green Economy, Efficiency, and Conservation.

Public Policy Institutes
publicaffairs.html
All of the public policy institutes provide videos of on-site conferences.

MITWorld
mitworld.mit.edu
MIT World™ is a free and open site that provides on-demand video of significant public events at MIT.

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