Newseum honors slain journalists
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Newseum honors slain journalists
Neighbors, press greet the circus page 8 News Lifestyle Entertainment Sports Viewpoints On the Street 1–4 5–7 8–10 12 14–15 16 photo byMatt Nguyen photo by Sebastian Swain In this issue Throngs greet cherry blossoms page 16 Volume 18 • Number 5 • April 2009 • This issue published online only Arts bring awareness to sexual assault Priscilla Ward Young D.C. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to educating, advocating and preventing sexual violence. April 2, the D.C. Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC) hosted Slam SAAM, a poetry event, at Busboys and Poets. B & P is a bookstore and restaurant in the Shaw neighborhood of D.C. As its performance space, it has the Langston Room. The annual poetry event was started on a na tional level. “I think that art opens a door for us to reach audiences, populations, and people that we may not reach otherwise. It allows artists/poets to use their crafts as a tool for promoting awareness and raise their voices against this violence,” Melinda Cole said. Cole is the Director of youth programs at the DCRCC. A diverse group of men and women packed the Langston Room. Four poets bared the truth about sexual violence. There were many survivors, while others were advocating awareness. Some spoke from their festered bitterness, others from their resilient victory. Jonathan Tucker, the winner of the poetry slam, works as a volunteer at LevelTen and as a paralegal employed by Cohen, Milstein, Housefield & Toll. Tucker said, “The issue of sexual assault is not just a women’s issue, this is a men’s issue as well, this is a humanitarian issue.” Tucker added, “With poetry, you can make a powerful statement, without saying the issue directly. Poetry is away of getting around legal loopholes. Historically poetry has been seen as away to get important messages across.” In speaking to him, you realize Tucker is totally in touch with Generation-Y lingo, mannerisms and music. Rape is never the victim’s fault, neither do race, sex and socioeconomic status have anything to do with sexual violence. Sexual assault cases are prevalent across th e country, and Washington D.C. is no exception. “Sexual Assault is one of the most underreported crimes, so even the data we have under-represents the prevalence,” Cole said. inches wide and installed at sharp angle described in news reports as “more like a ladder,” led to the All High Stadium press box. Borelli was paralyzed from the neck down and died 12 days later. Once relatives gathered in the Knight Studio, the ceremony began with an introduction by Ken Paulson, president and chief operating officer of the Newseum. He acknowledged the family members coming from other countries, including Mexico and Iraq. Since 2003, Iraq has been the deadliest country for journalists. In fact, 13 journalists died in the last year. In total, 151 have died since the war began. Alberto Ibarguen, the Newseum chairman, reminded the audience that the journalists who risked their lives were all still human and that “murder strikes at the heart by silencing speech.” In order to reduce these murders, Ibarguen explains that many organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, work to expose corrupt government authorities around the world who have taken part in some of these incidents as well. Many of these murderers are not convicted and are not punished for killing journalists. Reporters have been kept in jail unjustly and, currently, 75 are in jail under the Castro government. After the remarks, Chris Wells, the senior vice president of the Freedom Forum, began reading the 62 names. Relatives became teary-eyed and quiet as a bell tolled after each name was called. Charles L. Overby, chief executive officer of the Newseum, provided closing remarks. He commented on the bravery of the honored journalists. “I’m struck by the ruthful irony that what I would say is these journalists we honor today were at the wrong place at the wrong time, but I think if you talk to them they would say they were at the right place at the wrong time… you and I might go the other way, but they went toward danger,” Overby said. He also spoke of the future of the museum’s memorial. “The fact that we are situated right now on Pennsylvania Avenue right in the middle of the tourist district, right between the Capitol and White See Memorial, page 3 Priscilla Ward, 18, is a homeschooled senior in the District of Columbia. Newseum honors slain journalists Jade Earle Young D.C. March 30, the Newseum held a rededication ceremony honoring 62 journalists who died performing their jobs in 2008. An additional 15 names of those who died in previous years were also added. All are now enrolled on a majestic memorial wall currently holding 1,913 names. The two-story glass wall features names of reporters, editors, broadcasters and photographers who have died covering the news since 1837. Before the ceremony began in the museum’s Knight Studio, family members mourned journalists who were killed in other countries as well as in the United States. Karen Borrelli, the widow of Tom Borrelli, a Buffalo News sports reporter, remembered her first date with her spouse. “Our first date was at a minor league baseball game,” she laughed. Borelli was injured while covering a high school football game in Buffalo, N.Y. He hit his head on a steel girder and fell down a flight of steps. The 1920s-era stairs, only 22 Six-word jump header Memorial, from page one House and around the embassies tells us this memorial is going to be alive long after we’re gone and it’s going to be important,” he said. A panel discussion followed featuring war correspondent Donatella Lorch, Frank Smyth from the Committee to Protect Journalists, National Public Radio “Weekend Edition” host Scott Simon, who has covered eight wars, and Gregorio A. Meraz who is the Washington bureau chief of Mexico’s Televisa. Journalists’ risks, protection and changing expectations were highlights in the discussion. Meraz said he believes that the government is responsible for the safety of a reporter covering dangerous wars and events. Lorch says that journalists often go abroad to gain credibility and prestige among their editors as well as the public. Yet, she says that she enjoyed reporting because she “loved learning about culture and giving info to other people.” Even though the risks surrounding journalists are high, the panel of reporters agreed that they love their job because they can learn, understand and dispense information to the public. Jade Earle, 18, is a senior at School Without Walls in the District of Columbia. Photo above by Ben Schumin, coutesy of The Schumin Web Photo left by James P. Blair, courtesy of the Newseum Then and now–In 1996, the Journalists Memorial, above, was created in chromatic glass that changed colors as the sun passed over it at Freedom Park in Rosslyn, Va. When dedicated, the spiral that evoked a torch held 934 names of journalists killed either on assignment or defending press freedom. More than half of them had died during the preceeding decade. The first death acknowledged was that of American Revolution veteran James M. Lingan (1751-1812), trampled by a mob attacking the offices of a Baltimore newspaper that had published an editorial opposing the War of 1812. Today, the two-story memorial, right, is inside the Newseum at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, in the District of Columbia. It now honors 1,913 journalists whose names are etched on the glass panels. The Newseum, a 250,000-square-foot museum of the news, houses seven levels of galleries, interactive learning centers, two television studios and many artifacts of journalists who died in the line of duty. Corrections YDC publishes corrections of matters of substance. Thanks for bringing them to the attention of the editors via snail mail or e-mail to [email protected] News t Young D.C. t April 2009 Young D.C. is an independent newspaper written by and about metropolitan area teens. Address correspondence to: Young D.C. 1904 18th Street, NW Unit B Washington, D.C. 20009-1707 tel: 202.232.5300 fax: 202.232.5306 www.youngdc.org Copyright. All rights reserved. Co-Managing Editors Fran Djoukeng Jin-Ah Kim Montgomery Blair HS (Md.) Thos. Jefferson HS for Science and Technology (Va.) Entertainment Editors Copy Editor Sebastian Swain (D.C.) Sareum Kim Centreville HS (Va.) News Editor Priscilla Ward Brinda Gupta Homeschooling (D.C.) Thos. Jefferson HS for Science and Technology (Va.) 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Readers can find answers to frequently asked questions about the education rights of homeless students in D.C. by visiting Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program: http://seo.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=561725&PM=1 YDC was unable to find a web page with information for homeless students on the Maryland Public Schools web site, but readers can download a directory of people responsible for students services in each county through this URL : http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/ rdonlyres/7781E259-BE94-4A99-B6CF-36CE11898994/17366/ Directors_contact_list_071508.pdf Contact information for offices that help homeless students throughout the state was easiest to find on the Virginia web site. Telephone numbers, e-mail address and office address of the homeless education liaison person for each jurisdiction in Virginia can be downloaded by visiting: http://web.wm.edu/hope/virginia/liaison_listing.pdf Young D.C. t April 2009 Capital Hill neighbors greet circus performers March 17, Capital Hill neighbors launch their St. Patrick’s Day celebration by greeting the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey “Over the Top” circus elephants, animal handlers and performers at Fourth Street and South Capital Street. “Over the Top” played the Verizon Center in D.C. March 19-22, 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore March 25-April 1, and the Patriot Center in Fairfax April 8-19. Circus fans can catch the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey “Zing Zang Zoom” show in Philadelphia May 13-25. “Over the Top” plays Hershey, Pa., May 20-25. Photos by Sebastian Swain April 2009 t Young D.C. Entertainment 1,117 words MySpace tutorial, left to right, Wilson Cruz as Nathan, Drew Barrymore as Mary, Leonardo Nam as Joshua and Rod Keller as Bruce in New Line Cinema’s romantic comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of New Line Cinema ©MMVIII IFP Blackswan GmbH & Co. KG ™NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. All Rights Reserved Matt Nguyen Young D.C. Matt Nguyen, 17, is a junior at McKinley HS of Science and Technology in Washington, D.C. Entertainment t Young D.C. t April 2009 Six-word header 428 words Megan Ternes Young D.C. Megan Ternes, 18, is a senior at Charlotte Catholic HS in Charlotte, NC. 3301 New Mexico Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016 202.966.7144 www.foxhallgallery.com April 2009 t Young D.C. Eight-word header Sports Young D.C. t April 2009 209 words Has an amateur athlete in your sport been profiled in YDC lately? YDC is recruiting sports reporters and looking for profile prospects. 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What’s your topic for YDC to tackle? 10-word header Mohammad Diallo Young D.C. In March I was awarded the Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship, which awards students who possess an interest in journalism and demonstrate a true “free spirit.” The judging panel selects one male and one female from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. (my hometown). I didn’t expect to win. I wasn’t even notified about the scholarship until a mere week before the winners conference. There I visited the monuments, met prominent journalists and built strong relationships with the other 101 Free Spirit scholars. The Free Spirit Scholarship and Journalism Conference has made me into a better journalist, a better Washingtonian and a better person. During the conference the other Free Spirit scholars and myself partook in workshops and discussions related to journalism. For example, Carol Knopes, Director of Educational Programs at the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, taught us the critical, analytical side of journalism. Yet Knopes is also one cut-throat, hysterically funny lady. She lectured us on the strategies and rules of news coverage–as well as how to avoid the taboos of journalism and what to do when faced with the “off the record” dilemma. Another preeminent moment was meeting Ms. Betty Baye, a columnist and editorial writer for The The editors would love to hear about things that inform, concern, inspire, disappoint or drive you crazy. Send your Viewpoints idea to [email protected] or mail to the managing editors (see below). About Viewpoints Unsigned Viewpoints articles, or editorials, convey the opinions of the Young D.C. editorial board. Any Viewpoint or column that has a byline or is signed by the author reflects the opinion of the individual author. 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Baye is a witty, multifaceted and humorous humanist; she is a true testament of “never forgetting where you come from.” Through her lecture she taught us to be compassionate, to have empathy and love for justice. She told us that journalists have the power to “tell stories of people who can’t for themselves.” Her words have influenced me to be humanistic and have a passion and curiosity for journalism. Although we spent most of our time in workshops and discussions, the Free Spirits and I also traveled around Washington, D.C. Like most native Washingtonians, I wasn’t astonished to see the same landmarks I see daily on the Metro. However, as we toured D.C. I observed these landmarks with a different outlook. On our first tour, we paid a visit to the Marine Corps War Memorial where our tour guide gave us two challenges. Our first challenge was to observe the statue and explain its position. Our second was to examine the landmarks and monuments that make up the D.C. skyline and explain their symbolization. In the first challenge, I scrutinized every detail of the statues. I noticed the intensity of every soldiers face. By observing the statue as a whole, I noticed that the memorial exhibits not only war, but also triumph and peace. As part of the second challenge I gazed at the Kennedy Center, the Washington Monument and Capitol Hill, contemplating the historical events that took place at each historic location. I realized that every monument and landmark refers to all of the aspects of our country–from our political system, to our culture, to our influences from abroad. Thus, the Free Spirit conference improved my journalism skills and gave me a deeper admiration for D.C. But most importantly, the conference taught me how, through journalism, I can be a better person. Mohammad Diallo, 17, is a senior at Friendship PCS Collegiate Academy in the District of Columbia. 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