01 मई, 2008 - Published 17:59 GMT
समाचारों का संग्रहालय-Newseum
Atmos - A Curator speaking
Museum curators say the idea's not to commemorate press barons, or individual journalists. But - to pay homage to America's First Amendment - the right to free speech and a free press. The museum examines the traditions of American journalism, including reporters who risked everything to do their job.
Murrow Clip
Visitors can listen to reports from Ed Murrow describing the London blitz as the bombs fell around him. He became a fierce defender of the press - challenging Senator McCarthy and his Un-American Activities Committee in the US.
The opening of this museum comes at an interesting moment for American journalism. The veteran CBS news anchor, Dan Rather, welcomes it - but told the BBC he believes an examination of American journalism is needed today:
DAN RATHER: We have been - American journalism - in a state of at least near crisis, partly because of the war, partly because of 9/11 - but no excuses. In some ways we lost our way and lost our spine… if you forgive the language, lost our guts. Well, it manifests itself by a reluctance, a hesitation and sometimes just outright declining to asking tough questions when speaking to powers. Particularly post 9/11 and, most especially, when the country is at war.
Dan Rather - once one of the best known faces of the evening news - was forced out from his TV network after documents used for a story criticising President Bush were called into question.
Caroline Duffield, BBC
to commemorate press barons
उन लोगों को सम्मान देना जिनका मीडिया में एक मुकाम था
to pay homage
श्रद्धांजलि, सम्मान देना
examines the traditions
परंपराओं का पता लगाना
a fierce defender
भारी समर्थक
news anchor
समाचार वाचक
lost our spine
कमज़ोर पड़ना, इच्छाशक्ति खो देना
lost our guts
कायरता, हिम्मत हारना
reluctance
हिचक, कुछ करने से बचना
forced out from his TV network
टेलेविज़न केन्द्र से अपनी नौकरी छोड़ने के अलावा और कोई विकल्प नहीं बचा
called into question
सवाल पूछे गए (क्यों कि कुछ बातों को लेकर संदेह था)