HP donates $5 million to create journalism technology exhibit at Newseum

The Newseum, scrambling to keep up with the fast-changing media landscape, is taking a step into the technological future. Under a $5 million grant announced Sept 30, the Newseum will create an exhibit to enable visitors to interact with news feeds on touch screens and touch-activated walls. "People will be able to explore the news in real time," says Phil McKinney, vice president and chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard, the computer giant that is providing the financing. HP will become a founding partner of the Newseum. The exhibit, expected to open late next year, will focus on what McKinney calls "the democratization of information."