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Behind the scenes at the Newseum

Exterior of the Newseum
Exterior of the Newseum Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
View from the Newseum
View from the Newseum towards Washington's Capitol Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Newseum atrium
The Newseum atrium, looking down over the seven storey, 250,000 sq ft building Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Newseum atrium
The atrium features a 40 by 22 foot screen showing breaking news, historic news and documentaries Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
'4-D' cinema
The '4-D' time-travel cinema showing the history of journalism Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Documents
Historical material ranges from the invention of printing, via the first newsbooks to the front pages after 9/11 Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Front pages
The vast hall of historic front pages Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
US front pages
Dramatic US front pages from the 20th century Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Helen Thomas dress
The red dress worn by Helen Thomas, the veteran UPI White House correspondent Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Tandy 80
The sturdy Tandy 80 - run on four AA batteries - which was the first portable computer used by journalists in the 1980s Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall gallery includes eight sections of the original wall Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Freedom of speech
A display examining the issue of freedom of speech Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Free speech panel
A map showing the state of press freedom around the world Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Front page displays
Displays show front pages from newspapers worldwide - including the Guardian Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
Interactive front page game
Children can play interactive team games around newspaper front pages based on making ethical choices. More fun than it sounds Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
'Be a TV Reporter'
A child tries out the 'Be a TV Reporter' interactive experience Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
'Be a TV Reporter'
Visitors can watch a replay of the news bulletin they created in the 'Be a TV Reporter' section Photograph: Alan Rusbridger/Guardian
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