February 24th, 2016
in Current Semester, Spring 2016, Student's Blog
Lost in the Newseum
Louise Liu
Spring 2016
“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.” This remarkable quote in 1963 came from Phil Graham, publisher and co-owner of one of the greatest American newspapers, The Washington Post. Today, half a century later, that quote was engraved on a wall at the Newseum, bestowing the greatest honor on journalists but also reminding them the huge responsibilities that fall on their shoulders. More
Tagged Friday Fieldtrip, Journalism, Louise Liu, Newseum, Tours
April 7th, 2014
in Spring 2014, Student's Blog, Washington, DC
By Monica Gurfinkel
Spring 2014
Looking forward to my mom’s visit and how we would spend the 36 hours we had together in DC, I knew for certain we would visit a museum—but with the number of museums in the city, I had to spend some time contemplating which one we’d visit. The Newseum popped into my head, after all my family still enjoys reading the Sunday edition of the New York Times together, sharing our thoughts on various news sources, and nothing says family bonding more than watching the Colbert Report or the Daily Show before dinner together. Warned by our programs’ faculty at the beginning of the semester that unlike the many museums DC has to offer, the Newseum was not free and we’d be going there later in the semester, I had stayed away, but with my mom’s upcoming visit I thought we would enjoy it.
My mom and I on the Newseum Balcony
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Tagged Monica Gurfinkel, Newseum, Spring 2014
July 4th, 2013
in Fall 2013, Previous Semesters
What is your favorite place that we have visited on a Friday?
By Kara Korab
Summer 2013
Every Friday the BU Washington program takes us on mini-outings all around DC. These field trips have included places such as the National Portrait Gallery, the Pentagon, the National Bulding Museum (read Vlad’s blog post about that), a Washington Nationals baseball game, and countless others. Being from the DMV (That’s DC, Maryland, Virginia to you non-Mid-Atlanticers) area, I didn’t expect to be wow-ed by any of the places we went. After all, I’ve been doing field trips to the National Mall since elementary school.
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Tagged DC, Friday Fieldtrip, Kara Korab, Newseum, Summer 2013
July 2nd, 2013
in Student's Blog, Summer 2013, Washington, DC
By Danielle Elefritz
Summer 2013
Of the many unique things about living in nation’s capital, my favorite thus far have been in relation to the countless events—expos, discussion panels, forums—always being held to lobby for a certain policy change or to promote a particular idea. Such events oft include leading field experts or famed politicians, stimulating ideals, and perhaps most essentially, free food.
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Tagged Climate Policy, Danielle Elefritz, DC, Events, New Republic, Newseum, Summer 2013
