NEWSEUM, a highly interactive museum in D.C. with an online component -I want to visit!

Posted: 28 May 2011 08:12 AM PDT

What is a newseum?

"The Newseum -- a 250,000-square-foot museum of news -- offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. Within its seven levels of galleries and theaters, the Newseum offers a unique environment that takes museum-goers behind the scens to experience how and why news is made."

"The Newseum is one of the most technologically advanced museums in the world. The Newseum ordered 100 miles of fiber-optic cable to link up-to-the-second technologies that include electronic signage and interactive kiosks, two broadcast studios, 15 theaters and a 40-by-22-foot high-resolution media screen."

Below are some examples of what visitors can experience at the Newseum, located in Washington, D.C.:

Bloomberg Internet, TV and Radio Gallery

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Time Warner World News Gallery

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The New York Times --Ochs-Sulzberger Family Great Hall of News
Surrounded by the flow of information
The New York Times–Ochs-Sulzberger Family Great Hall of News

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"Around, above and below, visitors to the Great Hall of News are surrounded by a continuous flow of news. Instant, breaking, historic news that is uncensored, diverse and free."

NBC News Interactive Newsroom

Photo by Maria Bryk/Newseum

"In this 7,000-square-foot interactive gallery, visitors can select any of 48 interactive kiosks or experiences where they can immerse themselves in the many roles -photojournalist, editor, reporter, anchor — required to bring the news to the public. The gallery features eight "Be a TV Reporter" stations that allow visitors to choose from a variety of video backdrops, take their place in front of the screen, read their report from a TelePrompter and see themselves in action." -Newseum

NEWSEUM exhibits have an on-line component. Here are a few:

Time-Warner World News Gallery Press Freedom Interactive Map