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Joe Urschel talked about his book The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation, in which he recalls the failed kidnapping attempt of an Oklahoma oilman in 1933…

The Newseum dedicated the Journalists Memorial inside its new museum that honors 1,843 journalists from around the world who died or were killed in the pursuit of news stories. Special recog…

A panel of journalists talked about the upcoming election year and the changes in campaign coverage. They discussed the presidential candidates and topics such as the value of celebrity endo…

Some of the contributors talked about their book, Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else. Reporters for the Associated Press recalled their cover…

Newseum hosted a full-day symposium titled “Examining Opinion and Bias in the News: The Grant Howell Legacy Symposium” that explored the perceptions and realities of bias in news coverage. …

Joe Urschel presented an original draft of the manuscript of the Declaration of Independence to members of the media. He discussed the importance of the draft, and the Declaration itself. Mi…

Participants honored journalists who died while reporting the news as they marked World Press Freedom Day. Fifty-one journalists died during the year including seven in a one-week period in …

Journalists spoke to students about the role of wartime correspondents and the difficulties of reporting from the frontline. Following their remarks they answered questions from students in …

Phone lines were opened for viewers to call in and offer their thoughts on the allies of the United States.

Participants talked about the history of the media. They focused on how the media is viewed by politicians. They also talked about the entertainment factor in journalism, and the effect of t…

Ms. Hargrove accepted the 19th annual Robert F. Kennedy Print award and Mr. Christianson accepted an award for his book With Liberty for Some. Representative Lewis accepted an award for his …

Participants spoke on the role of the media and its coverage of the countercultural movement of the 1960s as well as the use of the media by leaders of the movement.

Panelists talked about the highlights of 1968, including the Vietnam War, the demonstrations, the culture, and the election of President Richard Nixon.

Journalists discussed the 1968 presidential election and the media, asking whether the media were participants in the elections or merely spectators? They also talked about the late 1960s,…

Mr. Donahue spoke about his career in television and the future of talk shows with formats similar to his. He talked about the changes he has seen in television broadcasting and how these ch…

Joe Urschel, Newseum deputy director; Cara Sutherland, Newseum curator; and others described the Freedom Forum’s newly-opened Newseum, an interactive museum of news content journalism. They …

News events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and elect…