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| "He's Dead, Jim' - The Newseum To Close After Losing Lots Of Money |
| 2019-01-26 |
| It's sure been a bad week for the news / journalism 'industry', so here's a cherry on top of the butterscotch sundae for y'all. [Newsbusters] - Self-Indulgent Journalistic Shrine to Close After Hemorrhaging Money After 11 years of hemorrhaging money, the Baltimore Sun on Friday announced that the Newseum, a 250,000 square foot temple dedicated to journalists by journalists, will close. The Sun reported that the $500 million building will shut down at the end of 2019, finally ending the saga of a Washington D.C. museum that was always in debt and had five chief executives in the last nine years. In 2017, the Washington Post announced it was on "death watch" after a "stunning decline." One thing that didn’t help the Newseum is the expensive ticket prices. It costs $21 for adults (down from a high of $25) and almost $13 for children. In a city of free museums, this isn’t exactly enticing. Over the years, NewsBusters has reported on the problems with the self-indulgent shrine to journalism. In 2008, The MRC’s Kyle Drennen noted that "the exhibit on journalistic ethics took up less space in the seven floor building than the gift shop." |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #3 "Dumbocracy dies in liquidation..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-01-26 14:29 |
| #2 Oooooo! The Newseum Gift Shop! Can we buy a Dan Rather/Lucy Ramirez necklace? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-26 11:44 |
| #1 "the exhibit on journalistic ethics took up less space in the seven floor building than the gift shop." Hell, I'm amazed it even took up that much space. |
| Posted by: charger 2019-01-26 11:20 |