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Public Affairs Section (PAS) > Cultural Events
Public Affairs Section (PAS)
Counselor for Public Affairs: Michelle Logsdon
Cultural Affairs Officer: Courtney Austrian
Press Attache: John Sullivan
Contact: 380-44-490-4026 -- 490-4050 (fax)
4 Hlybochyts'ka St.
Kyiv 04050 Ukraine
Welcome to The Exhibition
"HEADLINES OF HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
The Story as Seen Around the World"
December 17, 2002 - January 15, 2003
Location: Museum of Hutsel Folk Art, 15 Theatre St., Kolomiyya
HEADLINES OF HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
The Story as Seen Around the World
The story is a familiar one by now. The images of horror are seared on the world's collective memory. On September 11, 2001, all eyes turned to the terrorist attacks taking place on the World Trade Center in New York City and on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Among those watching these events were journalists whose job it is to responsibly, and dispassionately, report the news.
Dealing with the same feelings of shock, anxiety, anger, and utter sadness that many felt that day, these professionals carried out their assignment. They produced what American newspaper publisher Philip Graham once called "the first rough draft of history." In the rush to meet deadlines, a few of the details may have been reported inaccurately, but this monumental story was played out on newspaper front pages from New York to California and from Argentina to Zambia.
A sampling of the work of the writers, editors, and photographers who covered the events of September 11 is presented in this exhibit. "News is the portrayal and ordering of information in vivid image and narrative," writes Max Frankel, former executive editor of the New York Times, in the introduction to the book September 11, 2001. "News is the transformation of facts into stories so that they can be understood and remembered in ways that inform and instruct, even as they delight or dismay."
There are many stories to be remembered on these front pages, which were selected from nearly 200 American and foreign newspapers provided by the Newseum in Arlington, Virginia. This interactive museum takes visitors behind the scenes of the news business. One of its most popular exhibits is a display of the current day's newspaper front pages from around the world. The Newseum is funded by the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
The newspaper stories displayed here represent the immediate visual and written record of September 11. They recall not only the factual events, but also the thoughts and emotions of that day.
Produced by the Newseum and the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State.
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