The Newseum is increasingly relevant, but can it survive?

The front pages of newspapers telling of the 9/11 attacks are prominently on display at the Newseum here. Sixteen years later, their headlines still scream.

“AMERICA’S DARKEST DAY,” declares The Detroit Free Press, all in caps.

“‘EVIL ACTS,’” shouts The Miami Herald.

In a screening room nearby, journalists talk on video about their experiences that day. A box of tissues is within arm’s reach.

If journalism is history written in the moment, there are few more compelling places to appreciate that than the Newseum, a cathedral to the craft, on Pennsylvania Avenue.

“This is probably one of the most memorable things that most people experience