Newseum to Host Journalists Memorial Rededication on June 9
The Newseum will rededicate its Journalists Memorial on June 9 in honor of ten journalists who died or were killed in the pursuit of news during 2013. Kathleen Carroll, executive editor and senior vice president of the Associated Press, will serve as the rededication’s keynote speaker.
“The Journalists Memorial reminds us of the risks and sacrifices made by journalists around the world,” said Gene Policinski, chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute. “Journalists face injury and threats, and some pay the ultimate sacrifice.”
With this year’s addition of 10 names from 2013, the memorial holds the names of 2,256 reporters, photographers, broadcasters and news executives from around the world, dating back to 1837. Its
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