[Ipg-smz] The Washington Post: Born in the age of high hopes, the Newseum dies in the days of fake news

[Gabe Goldberg]

I'm local to it, enjoyed when it was free in Rosslyn, VA (and loaned 
them my reporter father's WW II artifacts for war reporting exhibit), 
joined and remained a member in DC. Attended plenty 
author/politician/journalist presentations plus various conferences in 
the very-definitely plush venue. There've been several retrenchments 
over the years -- staff cuts, etc. -- while apparently still having 
pampered executives. It'll supposedly continue in some form in 2020 -- 
they're still seeking membership renewals and promising events and other 
benefits as yet unnamed.

There could have been worse uses for the building than Johns Hopkins -- 
e.g., Trump Hotel II or enlarged Hobby Lobby shrine -- but it's a shame 
to lose it as a showcase public space.

On 12/27/2019 6:57 PM, Bob Reselman wrote:
> I produced a conference there a while back. It was a state of the art museum and broadcast facility. This Week had (has?) a studio there.
>
> Truly magnificent venue.
>
>> On Dec 27, 2019, at 3:08 PM, Gabe Goldberg via Ipg-smz <ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:
>>
>> Born in the age of high hopes, the Newseum dies in the days of fake news
>> The museum should have been a success, but it couldn’t survive larger cultural forces.
>>
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/born-in-the-age-of-high-hopes-the-newseum-dies-in-the-days-of-fake-news/2019/12/19/225d253c-21d5-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html
>>
>> Flawed, but still too bad.
>>
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