Newseum
Sign in to saveThe Newseum (April 18, 1997March 3, 2002 and April 11, 2008December 31, 2019) was a journalistic museum located first in Rosslyn, Virginia, and later at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. It was dedicated to news and journalism that promoted free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication.
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Official website
Homepage - Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum’s mission is to foster First Amendment freedoms for all.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Building
- Critical response
- Al Aqsa TV controversy
- Permanent exhibits
- Gallery
- Operations and closures
- Financial losses and building closure
- See also
- References
- External links
The Newseum (April 18, 1997March 3, 2002 and April 11, 2008December 31, 2019) was a journalistic museum located first in Rosslyn, Virginia, and later at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. It was dedicated to news and journalism that promoted free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication.
The purpose of the museum, funded by the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan U.S. foundation dedicated to freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought, was to help the public and the media understand each other.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newseum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (9)
On the map
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