The newsmagazine and Broadcasting students in front of the Newseum.
On November 22, students from Northern’s newspaper and broadcasting classes visited the Newseum in Washingtoincludingsuch as a piece of the Berlin Wall and a “death tower” that guarded the West Side of the wall. The museum also has an interactive studio where visitors can stand in front of cameras and deliver generic news stories. “It was a completely different experience delivering the news at the Newseum compared to here at WNHS,” said junior Jacob Poole, a member of the school broadcasting team. “It was really cool to experience.”
Erica Baxa and Rachel Cooper on the Newseum’s Hank Greenspun Terrace overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue.
The students took the field trip on a significant day in history, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Newseum displayed special exhibits in remembrance of JFK including a photo gallery titled Creating Camelot that featured photos of the Kennedy family by the family photographer Jacques Lowe. Another gallery featured items from the assassination including items like the shirt and jacket Lee Harvey Oswald was wearing when he was captured and the camera Abraham Zapruder sued to shoot his famous film. Senior Claire Gautrois, editor in chief of the newsmagazine, enjoyed her second time at the Newseum. “I enjoyed the new Kennedy exhibits. It was interesting to see photos of Jackie and their children.”
Lauren Gerrish on the Channel 4 News set from the film Anchorman, which has a temporary exhibit at the Newseum.
Television stations and reporters were at the Newseum that day to cover the special Kennedy events. WNHS students Rachel Cooper and Karly Klem were interviewed by reporters from the Voice of America regarding their thoughts on John F. Kennedy and his legacy. “It was really fun to be asked questions for once rather than running the interview.”
Northern students got to experience journalism in action on their field trip to the Newseum. “It was really a cool to see how a professional news team actually creates a story,” Cooper said.
The John F. Kennedy exhibits will remain open until January 5, 2014.
–Jenna Hakun, WNHS-TV
Lauren Gerrish and Geneva Mooradian look over the balcony at the Ochs-Sulzberger Great Hall of News.
- Karly Klem and Jenna Hakun are interviewed by one of the many reporters at the Newseum to cover the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
