The Newseum and Collective Memory: Narrowed Choices, Limited Voices, and Rhetoric of Freedom

TitleThe Newseum and Collective Memory: Narrowed Choices, Limited Voices, and Rhetoric of Freedom
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of PublicationSubmitted
AuthorsRachel M. Gans
JournalJournal of Communication Inquiry
Volume26
Issue4
Pagination370
ISSN01968599
Abstract

Using the concepts of collective memory, the public sphere, and political economy, this article critically examines the narrative of the Newseum, the Freedom Forum's museum of the news. This article contends that the Newseum presents a narrative that is unresponsive to real criticism of the press, limits visitors 'abilty to explore alternative ideas, and does so while invoking collective memory and a rhetoric of freedom.

Short TitleThe Newseum and Collective Memory