The Newseum was a personal project of late Gannett Chairman Al Neuharth, who also founded USA Today as his company’s national flagship. Digital conversion of historical materials is expensive and time-consuming, after all, and the Newseum, after all, identifies itself as a museum, not a library. Yes, much of the museum is devoted to newsgathering and the underlying principles of American journalism. AdvertisementThat’s not to say that the Newseum hasn’t paid homage to aspects of newsgathering history that need to be remembered or celebrated. Now the chance to create a truly valuable resource for American journalism may be lost forever.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 13, 2019 18:33 UTC