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Special Exhibit On Media Perspective to Open April 14

April 14, 2008

Reporting Terrorism
April 14 - December 31, 2008

When terrorism strikes, people around the world turn to the media for information. Reporting Terrorism, a special exhibit designed by the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, examines what it takes to report a crisis, and how Oklahoma City changed the way media responds.

The exhibit goes beyond Oklahoma City to discuss the continuing coverage of terrorism and the effect new technologies have on how citizens receive the news as well as how journalists cover breaking news. Interviews with reporters bring to life their experiences and the impact those experiences have had on each reporter. Photos illustrate the fierce editorial debates about what is appropriate to print or broadcast.

Artifacts, including broadcast equipment, scripts, correspondence between Timothy McVeigh and members of the media, reporters’ notebooks, and the helmet ABC Anchor Bob Woodruff was wearing when he was critically injured covering the War on Terror in Iraq will be on display.

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