Newseum   The Newseum is an interactive museum that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology, and hands-on exhibits. Interesting Exhibits: Bloomberg Internet, TV, and Radio Gallery: See how, as technologies improved, the speed of news increased. First there was radio, carrying the sound of news simultaneously to thousands of listeners over long distances.  Television and internet followed and added tremendous impact. Sports Theater: Watch a documentary that presents some of the greatest moments in sports history. The Newseum has 14 additional theaters, including a 4-D immersive experience and feature films that highlight the world’s greatest stories and moments. Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery: View award-winning images and the photographers who took them. This gallery features the most comprehensive collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs ever assembled as well as interviews with many of the photographers. Links: Newseum Timeline 1704 1938 1969 The first issue of the Boston News-Letter is published, marking the beginning of America’s first continuously-published newspaper. The first regular broadcast of daily news begins on radio, developed by Edward R. Murrow. Americans watch pictures of the moon on live television. 1980 1997 2002 CNN begins to broadcast news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Newseum opens to the public in Arlington, Virginia, and welcomes more than two million visitors in its first five years.   The Newseum closes while a newer, bigger building is constructed.   2008 The new $450 million Newseum opens on Pennsylvania Avenue.                 Copyright © 2006 WorldStrides  Legal Policy  Privacy Policy  Terms & Conditions