Friday, August 20, 2010

Newseum / Covering Katrina

Newseum

Covering Katrina
Opening August 27


Marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this new exhibit looks at the storm and its aftermath through the eyes of the journalists who reported the story.

Dramatic artifacts include boats and bicycles used by reporters to travel through flooded streets and professional and personal objects damaged by the storm.  Iconic photographs, memorable news broadcasts, and newspaper front pages from around the world will chronicle media coverage of the hurricane as it unfolded and the destruction the hurricane left behind.

More information
www.newseum.org


Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
888.639.7386
(888.NEWSEUM on phones only)
Metro:  Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter

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