Newseum.org is the website for the news museum in Washington D.C. called Newseum. The museum is a 7-floor museum devoted to the news and houses 5 centuries of news history, hands-on exhibits, and news related technology.
The museum’s website includes very useful information for absolutely anyone. It gives viewers extensive information about the museum, such as the history, background, dates of visiting speakers, exhibits, and more. It has games that involve the news, and gives the public the opportunity to host an event at the museum or plan their own visit. It also has a news section of the website with important national news and news about the museum.
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News- This page includes a lot of major news relevant to the media and the world. It gives you the option to view events by date, category, etc. Some of the categories include journalism news, Newseum news, Campaign 2008, and more.
http://www.newseum.org/news/index.html
Today’s Front Pages- This page is one of the most interesting on the site. It includes the front page of almost 600 newspapers both local and nationally, including the Press and Sun Bulletin. You can browse by region or on a map, or just look at all of them. It’s very cool to be able to see top headlines from all across the nation on any given day.
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp
Today’s Front Pages: Top Ten- This is a feature in the Today’s Front Pages section. It shows the ten front pages of the day that are effective to the reader by means of both visual and informational purposes.
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/topten.asp
In Global Media Narratives, we’re constantly discussing the media. The Newseum is a great place for anyone to go and learn about news media. The website is a great outlet to learn more about the news and learn about speakers and events. It provides viewers with very helpful news outlets and resources.
Newseum. Newseum, 2010. 27 September 2010. http://newseum.org/
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