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•pg_14-18_ICI__BMT_pg3-58 8/12/13 6:44 PM Page 18 The New York Times-Ochs-Sulzberger Family Great Hall of News years, including the Unabomber's cabin, John Dillinger's death mask and the electric chair in which convicted Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann was executed. The exhibit will be on display through December 2010. PULLIAM FAMILY GREAT BOOKS GALLERY This gallery features books and documents that help illustrate and illuminate the origins of freedom of the press. The oldest of the 19 works dates back more than 500 years to a 1475 printing of Thomas Aquinas' "Summa Theologica," a masterpiece that fused philosophy and theology. Other great works on display include a 1542 printing of the Magna Carta, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," and a 1787 first pamphlet printing of the U.S. Constitution. The documents are preserved in low light, but sections of each are readable on interactive monitors through state-of-the-art page-turning software. The materials are on loan from the Remnant Trust. HP N EW M EDIA G ALLERY Considered a 3-D social network, this 2,500square-foot gallery contains the latest in digital technology to place visitors at the center of the news rev18 olution. Interactive experiences illustrate the evolution and progression of global media. NBC NEWS INTERACTIVE NEWSROOM In this 7,000-sq. ft. interactive gallery, visitors can select any of 48 interactive kiosks or experiences where they can immerse themselves in the many roles — photojournalist, editor, reporter, anchor — required to bring the news to the public. The gallery features eight "Be a TV Reporter" stations that allow visitors to choose from a variety of video backdrops, take their place in front of the screen, read their report from a TelePrompter and see themselves in action. THE BANCROFT FAMILY ETHICS CENTER The centerpiece of the Ethics Center is the Ethics Table, a unique "group interactive experience" that challenges two teams of players to correctly answer a series of ethical questions and be the first to fill in the front page of their team's newspaper. The Newseum is one of the most technologically advanced museums in the world. The Newseum ordered 100 miles of fiber-optic B M & T ••• July/August 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com Photo Credit: Maria Bryk/Newseum cable to link up-to-the-second technologies that include electronic signage and interactive kiosks, two broadcast studios, 15 theaters and a 40-by-22-foot high-resolution media screen. Venues include: Knight Studio and the Knight Studio on Pennsylvania Avenue, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater, Pulliam Family Great Books Gallery, HP New Media Gallery, and the NBC News Interactive Newsroom. In this 7,000-sq. ft. interactive gallery, visitors can select any of 48 interactive kiosks or experiences where they can immerse themselves in the many roles — photojournalist, editor, reporter, anchor — required to bring the news to the public. The gallery features eight "Be a TV Reporter" stations that allow visitors to choose from a variety of video backdrops, take their place in front of the screen, read their report from a TelePrompter and see themselves in action. Fourteen other theaters, including three Hearst Orientation Theaters and the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Big Screen Theater with a 100-foot-long video news wall, are spread throughout the Newseum, offering visitors a variety of diverse viewing experiences.