The Newseum, recently opened on Pennsylvania Avenue, houses a piece of the wreckage recovered from the World Trade Center in New York following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and co-author of The Elements of Journalism, addresses the Washington Semester journalism students.

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Students visit the Washington Hilton, site of John Hinckley's 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering addresses a packed hall of Washington Semester students. Pickering's lecture focused on foreign policy priorities for the next administration.

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Investigative reporter and author Scott Armstrong speaks with student Bianca Zawadiak after addressing Washington Semester students. Armstrong’s talk focused on his experience with the Watergate investigation, the current financial crisis, and efforts to improve government transparency.

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Mike Chinoy, former CNN foreign correspondent and author of the book Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, after meeting with Washington Semester journalism students.

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CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, right, answers questions from student Florian Linz after meeting with Washington Semester journalism students.

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