I usually last about two to three hours at a museum but I had To force myself to leave after five hours at the newseum. My first visit and it’s nirvana for a news junkie and history buff. The building is gorgeous, with a spectacular view of the mall from the sixth floor balcony. Too many highlights to list but here are a few:
The 911 exhibit which includes a very powerful film with interviews with journalist who covered the bombing as the towers fell.
The Pulitzer prize photographs including interviews with some of the award winners about how thy got their winning shot, including a former dmregister colleague of mine.(it was fun to see several reporters I know pop up in one exhibit or another)
The selection of historic papers
Variousfilms on topics from women in journalism to anonymous sources.
I will definitely be back.
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