field trip: newseum
as you can imagine, a trip to newseum for me is like a trip to disney for a 10 year old. if you’re planning a trip to dc, i’d definitely recommend adding a stop to your itinerary. the six floors (plus a basement) is devoted to exhibits on news history. yes, there is such a thing as news history, even the news has news. i only had a couple of hours so here are some highlights of where i spent my time:
pulitzer prize photographs – i recognized some of these photos but it’s the first time i’ve read the story behind many. putting the photos in some context was both very moving and very disturbing.
the news corporation news history gallery – i found the layout of this exhibit to be confusing (where does it start and where does it end) and overwhelming (combination of too many video, “artifacts”, images and audio). its suppose to give you a timeline of news, how was and is created and delivered. nevertheless, if you can navigate your way through this exhibit, there’s some great stuff here. i should note that i was struck by the large crowd standing in front of the screen showing the clips on parodies of the news (daily show, colbert report and snl clips) and the somewhat empty aisles in other areas of this exhibit. sadly, a reflection of real life.
today’s front pages – a gallery of over 600 front pages from over 60 countries submitted to the museum on a daily basis. it was interesting to compare what’s important enough to make the front page news in the various places around the world.
other exhibits i visited: berlin wall, bloomberg internet, tv and radio gallery, journalists memorial and the hank greenspun terrace which has an amazing of the capital.
if you can’t make it to dc anytime soon, many of these exhibits have an online counterpart.
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