Press Releases
Jun 25, 2019
Newseum Partners with Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to Display Exhibits at Reagan, Dulles
Jun 21, 2019
“Seriously Funny: From the Desk of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ Exhibit Now Open to the Public
May 09, 2019
Carol Guzy to Receive 2019 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media
May 03, 2019
Freedom Forum Selects Savills to Lead Search for Short-term D.C. Office Space
May 02, 2019
Newseum Adds 21 Journalists to Journalists Memorial on June 3
Apr 16, 2019
Newseum to Open “Seriously Funny: From the Desk of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’” Exhibit June 21
Feb 21, 2019
New Exhibit ‘Rise Up’ Marks 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Inn Riots
Feb 19, 2019
‘Queer Eye’ Co-Hosts, ‘me too.’ Movement Founder, ‘Selma’ Director and More at 2019 Free Expression Awards
Feb 13, 2019
Celebrate D.C.’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Newseum Nights: In Bloom
Jan 30, 2019
2019: The Year of the Student Journalist
Jan 25, 2019
Freedom Forum Agrees to Sell 555 Pennsylvania Avenue to Johns Hopkins University
Sep 14, 2018
Newseum to Display Sculpture of Alice Allison Dunnigan, First African American Woman to Cover the White House and Congress
Aug 04, 2018
Statement on Store Merchandise
Jun 05, 2018
Wells Fargo Named Presenting Sponsor of Upcoming Newseum Exhibit on Gay Rights
May 16, 2018
Newseum to Add 18 Journalists Killed in 2017 to Journalists Memorial on June 4
Mar 14, 2018
Newseum to Host Program on March 23 Featuring Student Journalists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Feb 27, 2018
Newseum Presents Free Expression Award to Journalists Who Exposed Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace
Feb 20, 2018
Eastdil Secured selected as Advisor to the Freedom Forum for Newseum Building
Feb 08, 2018
Newseum Releases Report on Sexual Misconduct in the Media and Launches New Initiative to Combat the Problem
Jan 23, 2018
1968 Olympics Protesters, Reporters Who Uncovered Workplace Harassment to Receive Newseum Free Expression Awards
Jan 18, 2018
“Pictures of the Year” Photo Exhibit Opens April 6 at the Newseum
Jan 16, 2018
Policinski named President, Newseum Institute; Looney named Director, Religious Freedom Center
Jan 12, 2018
New Exhibit “1968: Civil Rights at 50” Opens Today
Dec 08, 2017
On Jan. 9, 2018, the Newseum Will Host ‘The Power Shift Summit’
Dec 06, 2017
New Exhibit “The Marines and Tet” Opens at the Newseum on Jan. 26, 2018
Nov 06, 2017
Newseum and AAUW Partner on Media Literacy Education Initiatives
Oct 16, 2017
First Amendment Earns a C+ on Fall 2017 Report Card
Sep 20, 2017
Photo Exhibit on Kennedy Presidency Returns to Newseum Sept. 29
Sep 19, 2017
Newseum Announces Conversation Series to Coincide With “Ai Weiwei: Trace at Hirshhorn”
Aug 30, 2017
Freedom Forum Initiates Strategic Review of Program Priorities and Newseum Funding
Aug 22, 2017
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day This Saturday at the Newseum
Jul 26, 2017
“Berlin Wall: The Virtual Reality Experience” Now Open at the Newseum
Jul 13, 2017
First Amendment Earns a C+ on Summer 2017 Report Card
Jun 29, 2017
First Amendment Center Releases 2017 State of the First Amendment Survey Results
Jun 20, 2017
Newseum and Discovery Partner on Upcoming Series, “Manhunt: UNABOMBER” Premiering Aug. 1
Jun 07, 2017
Newseum Exhibit Explores Modern Gay Rights Movement on 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Inn Raid
May 23, 2017
Newseum to Add 14 Journalists to Its Journalists Memorial During June 5 Rededication
May 15, 2017
NewseumED Visits Palo Alto High School to Pilot Class on Fake News
May 09, 2017
Kennedy Photo Exhibit Returns to Newseum as Part of Yearlong JFK Centennial Celebration
May 05, 2017
NewseumED Visits Palo Alto High School to Pilot Class on Fake News
Apr 25, 2017
Newseum Finds “Alternate Understanding” of the First Amendment Among Young Adults
Apr 20, 2017
New Report Card Gives the First Amendment a C+ in the Age of the Trump Administration
Mar 27, 2017
Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron to Receive 2017 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in The Media
Feb 06, 2017
Newseum and Newseum Institute Appoint New Trustees
Feb 03, 2017
Newseum Opens ‘1967: Civil Rights at 50’ Today
Feb 02, 2017
Tim Cook Named Recipient of the Free Expression Award
Jan 05, 2017
Newseum Names Sergio Furman Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer
Jan 03, 2017
‘Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics’ Opens Jan. 13 at the Newseum
Dec 14, 2016
Newseum Announces Recipients of the 2017 Free Expression Awards
Nov 18, 2016
Newseum Opens “Annenberg Space for Photography’s REFUGEE”
Nov 10, 2016
Newseum to Host Exclusive 2017 Presidential Inauguration Celebration Experience
Nov 01, 2016
The Newseum Selects MDB Communications to Develop Advertising Campaign
Oct 26, 2016
Reporters Without Borders and the Newseum unveil banner for Austin Tice, only American journalist captive in Syria
Sep 16, 2016
Newseum Reopens the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery
Aug 25, 2016
Newseum Will Host Annenberg Space for Photography’s ‘REFUGEE’ Exhibit, Illuminating Global Plight of the Displaced
Aug 23, 2016
‘Election 2016: Stumped!?’ Launches on NewseumED
Aug 18, 2016
Newseum Names Mitch Gelman Chief Technology Officer
Jul 06, 2016
CBS News, Cronkite School to Remember Walter Cronkite at Centennial Celebration at the Newseum Sept. 29
Jul 01, 2016
Surveys Find Support for Religious Liberty and Free Speech, Need for More Education About Our Core Freedoms
Jun 29, 2016
First Newspaper Printing of the Declaration of Independence Goes on Display at the Newseum
Jun 06, 2016
Newseum’s Front Pages Exhibit Goes Dark for One Day
May 25, 2016
Newseum to Host Annual Journalists Memorial Rededication June 6
May 12, 2016
Business Leader and Philanthropist David M. Rubenstein Lends Rare 1776 Newspaper to the Newseum
Apr 22, 2016
The Newseum Launches Virtual Reality Initiative
Apr 15, 2016
‘CNN Politics Campaign 2016: Like, Share, Elect’ Opens Today at the Newseum
Apr 04, 2016
Students confident First Amendment rights are secure, but nearly half say some campus speech restrictions can be justified, Gallup survey shows
Mar 15, 2016
‘Freedom in the Balance’ Launches on NewseumED
Feb 29, 2016
The Newseum Will Live-Stream Interviews From SXSW Conference March 12 to 14
Feb 26, 2016
Pussy Riot Named the Recipient of the 2016 Free Expression Award in the Arts and Entertainment Category
Feb 18, 2016
Newseum Announces Exclusive 2017 Presidential Inauguration Celebration Experience
Feb 17, 2016
Sports Broadcaster Chris Berman to Receive 2016 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media
Feb 09, 2016
Newseum Institute, Knight Foundation to Sponsor April 2 Conference on Challenges to Free Speech on Campus
Feb 01, 2016
‘CNN Politics Campaign 2016: Like, Share, Elect’ To Open at the Newseum April 15
Jan 27, 2016
John Singer Sargent Portrait of Joseph Pulitzer Goes on Display at the Newseum Jan. 28
Jan 21, 2016
Newseum Announces Recipients of the 2016 Free Expression Awards
Jan 15, 2016
‘1966: Civil Rights at 50’ Opens Today at the Newseum
Dec 10, 2015
Two Iconic Museums, the Newseum and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Partner on a One-of-a-kind Exhibit
Nov 13, 2015
Newseum’s Popular FBI Exhibit Reopens Today
Oct 14, 2015
Newseum to Spotlight Freedom of Expression With New International Award
Oct 07, 2015
Free Educational Resources Site Launched by Newseum
Sep 30, 2015
Newseum’s Popular FBI Exhibit Will Reopen on Nov. 13
Sep 22, 2015
Newseum Displays Chinese Protest Banners During President Xi’s Visit to Washington, D.C.
Sep 18, 2015
‘40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World — The Photography of Howard G. Buffett’ Opens at the Newseum Today
Aug 27, 2015
John M. Seigenthaler to Receive 2015 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in Media
Aug 12, 2015
New Hands-On Video Experience at the Newseum Brings Civil Rights History to Life
Aug 05, 2015
Set of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ To Be Donated to the Newseum
Jul 31, 2015
“Nationals at 10” Opens Today at the Newseum
Jul 21, 2015
‘40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World — The Photography of Howard G. Buffett’ Opens Sept. 18 at the Newseum
Jul 16, 2015
Newseum Announces $5 Million Gift from Hubbard Broadcasting
Jul 09, 2015
Jeffrey Herbst Selected as Newseum President and CEO
Jul 03, 2015
New Survey Shows One in Five Americans Believes First Amendment “Goes Too Far” in the Rights It Guarantees
Jun 25, 2015
Newseum Institute Receives Grant From The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to Develop Religious Liberty Education Program
Jun 10, 2015
51 High School Students from Across the U.S. to Attend Washington Journalism Conference at the Newseum June 20–25
Jun 08, 2015
Newseum’s ‘Today’s Front Pages’ Display Goes Dark To Raise Awareness of the Threats to Journalists
Jun 02, 2015
Newseum to Host Annual Journalists Memorial Rededication June 8
May 25, 2015
“Nationals at 10” Opening at the Newseum July 31, 2015
May 22, 2015
‘Reporting Vietnam’ Explores How Journalists Delivered News to a Divided Nation
Apr 29, 2015
Freedom of the Press 2015
Apr 29, 2015
Roadtrip Nation and AT&T Conclude Spring Roadtrip Tour with VIP Panel at the Newseum
Mar 17, 2015
Newseum Offers Free Admission for Kids This Summer
Mar 05, 2015
‘Reporting Vietnam’ Will Explore How Journalists Delivered News to a Divided Nation
Feb 12, 2015
Opening Friday, “President Lincoln Is Dead” Features All Seven Rare April 15, 1865, Editions of The New York Herald
Feb 09, 2015
National Constitution Center Unveils Newseum Traveling Exhibit of Kennedy Family Photography
Jan 21, 2015
Newseum Digital Classroom Learning Module Endorsed by National Council for the Social Studies
Jan 16, 2015
‘1965: Civil Rights at 50’ Opens Today at the Newseum
Dec 02, 2014
Newseum Will Put Items From News Coverage of Ferguson, Mo., Protests on Display
Nov 04, 2014
Jim Duff to Accept Position with the U.S. Courts
Oct 28, 2014
Newseum Exhibit Will Display Rare 1865 Editions of The New York Herald Reporting Lincoln’s Assassination
Oct 06, 2014
Newseum to Host Memorial Service Celebrating the Life of James S. Brady
Sep 26, 2014
Portraits of 19 Newsmaking Baby Boomers To Be Displayed in New Newseum Exhibit
Sep 16, 2014
Americans know surprisingly little about their government, survey finds
Sep 02, 2014
Former USA Today Editor Peter S. Prichard to Receive 2014 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in Media
Aug 18, 2014
Pharrell Williams’s Iconic Hat To Be Displayed at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Aug 12, 2014
Portraits of 19 Newsmaking Baby Boomers To Be Displayed in New Newseum Exhibit
Jun 24, 2014
Support Rises Among Adults for Student Free Expression, but One-Third of Americans Still Say First Amendment Goes Too Far
Jun 17, 2014
PBS’s Gwen Ifill to Receive Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism
Jun 13, 2014
AFP’s World Cup Photo Coverage To Be Displayed on Newseum’s Huge HD Screen Beginning June 13
May 27, 2014
Newseum to Host Journalists Memorial Rededication June 9
Apr 30, 2014
New Exhibit Opening May 16 at the Newseum Explores the Role of the Ethnic Media in America
Apr 22, 2014
‘Pictures of the Year’ Photo Exhibit Opens April 25, Only at the Newseum
Mar 31, 2014
AARP Celebrates Remarkable Baby Boom Generation with Documentary Film, Book and National Museum Exhibit
Mar 13, 2014
In a Digital World, ‘Show and Tell’ Means Bringing the Museum to the Classroom
Mar 12, 2014
16th National Freedom of Information Day Set for March 14 in the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum
Feb 06, 2014
Newseum Announces Partnership With Smithsonian Institution on New Exhibit
Feb 04, 2014
All the Drama and Wonder of the Winter Olympics on Display at Washington D.C.’s Newseum
Jan 17, 2014
The Newseum Made Headlines in 2013 With Record-Breaking Attendance
Jan 14, 2014
Newseum Opens ‘1964: Civil Rights at 50’ Exhibit Featuring Powerful Photographs of Freedom Summer