The Forum Takes The D.C. Newseum
Photography by Tamara Whyte
On Saturday, April 11, members of PVCC’s The Forum participated in the student paper’s first club trip since Dr. Tamara Whyte became the group’s faculty sponsor last semester. The group visited Washington D.C.’s Newseum, which is dedicated to the history, nature, and future of journalism and media. The Newseum featured numerous and varied exhibits both permanent and temporary.
The temporary exhibits ranged from New York Herald’s coverage of President Lincoln’s assassination, to a gallery of great and historic books such as Milton’s Areopagitica and Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Coincidentally, the Newseum stands upon the same spot as the National Hotel, where John Wilkes Booth spent the night before assassinating President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre.
The permanent exhibits are more poignant and at times heartbreaking, such as the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery and the Journalists Memorial, the former of which honors the tremendous suffering and tragedy reported in the news.
The Journalists Memorial is a moving and enduring tribute to the men and women who have lost their lives reporting the news and informing the public.
Ways to become active in The Forum include submitting articles to Dr. Tamara Whyte (twhyte@pvvc.edu) for publication as a guest writer, joining The Forum club as a writer, photographer, or editor, or signing up for ENG 121 Introduction to Journalism I in the Fall 2015 semester.
