This year, the names of 21 journalists will be etched onto the memorial’s glass panels to represent all those who died or were killed in pursuit of the news in 2018. The selected journalists will be added to the 2,323 professionals currently recognized on the memorial, which includes journalists dating back to 1837. The memorial is rededicated annually to illustrate the ongoing dangers faced by journalists around the world.
Program:
Welcoming Remarks:
* Jan Neuharth, chair and chief executive officer, Freedom Forum
Introduction:
* Cathy Trost, senior vice president and executive director, Freedom Forum Institute
Speakers:
* Daisy Sindelar, acting president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
* Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor of The Washington Post
* Rick Hutzell, editor of Capital Gazette Communications
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Journalists Memorial Rededication:
* Journalists Memorial Committee members Indira Williams Babic, Rick Mastroianni, and Christy Wallover
Closing Remarks:
* Gene Policinski, president and chief operating officer, Freedom Forum Institute
Also on June 3, no newspapers will be displayed in the Today’s Front Pages exhibit outside the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, inside the Newseum or online. In their place will be blacked-out pages featuring the hashtag #WithoutNews. This annual #WithoutNews campaign encourages the public to consider what a world without journalists to report the news would look like. Join the campaign by updating your profile picture.
Folks in attendance included Russell Burrows (photographer Larry Burrows' son), Brenda Smiley (journalist Richard Pyle's widow), David Hume Kennerly (photojournalist), Alex Wroblewski (Student Photographer of the Year by White House News Photographers Association), Carol Guzy (Washington Post photographer), a ...More...
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