Museum of Journalism and News

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Journalists, photo reporters, editors and other representatives of the media, being in Washington, consider it their duty to look into the Museum of Journalism and News. Museum exhibits tell visitors the history of media development from the first radio to the Internet, and in a special gallery of international news you can find out how limited freedom of speech in different countries and at different times.

Have you ever heard of Nelly Bly? She was a legend of journalism of her time. As a reporter for the New York World newspaper Joseph Pulitzer, she feigned serious mental abnormalities in order to get to a crazy home on Blackwell Island in New York City and find out under what conditions women are held there.

By the way, in the museum everyone can try himself as a reporter. The entrance to the museum is paid, the price of the ticket is about $ 22, for people over the age of 65 - $ 18, for people aged 7-18 - $ 13, up to 6 years - admission is free.

Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 17:30

Address: 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W .; tel.888 / NEWSEUM (888 / 639-7386).

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