Newseum Announces $15 Million Annenberg Foundation Gift
From the release:
The Newseum today announced that the Annenberg Foundation will give $15 million to support the museum of news opening Oct. 15 in Washington, D.C. In recognition of the gift, the Newseum will name its 535-seat theater the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater.
The gift is the largest received to date by the Newseum. In the last year, the Newseum has announced a total of $79 million in gifts from 11 media organizations, foundations and families, including the Annenberg Foundation, in support of the new Newseum.
“This very generous gift continues the tradition of the Annenberg Foundation supporting the advancement of a free press and better journalism,” said Newseum CEO Charles L.
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