Newseum I believe the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue does an unparalleled job of telling our nation's story." Bonnie Wach, writing for the "San Francisco Chronicle" praised the Newseum's interactive exhibits, calling it "a marvel of technological innovation" and citing its "seven floors of touch-screens, theaters, film and video, state-of-the-art studios, computer games, interactive kiosks, documentary footage and hands-on multimedia exhibits. Other reviewers were more critical. Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for the "New York Times", panned the second Newseum building as "the latest reason to lament the state of contemporary architecture in" Washington, D.C. Writing on the Newseum's content, "Times" culture critic
Newseum (The Freedom Forum established by Al Neuharth), has stated that the museum has had losses for several years, which has led to some controversial proposals to set things right. The issues, in part, reach back to the Washington location's construction, which had significant cost overruns. In August 2017, the Newseum's president, Jeffrey Herbst, resigned in the face of its difficulties. In February 2018, The Washington Post reported that the Newseum was exploring the sale of its building or a move. The Freedom Forum stated to the Washington Post that it had been financing over $20 million a year in continued