Adult Team Building
Stop the Presses! | NewsMania™ | Ace Reporter Challenge Scavenger Hunt
The Newseum offers interactive, experiential team building activities for adult groups. Debate, role play and work together as you explore the inner workings of a newspaper.
For more information on special offerings or to arrange for your group to participate in these programs, please call the education reservation line at 202/292-6650 or write to educationprograms@newseum.org.
Detailed descriptions of each experience are listed below.
Stop the Presses!
You’re the editors-in-chief – can you choose what’s news and make your deadline?
 | This one-hour experience takes you behind the scenes to discover how newspaper editors decide what makes the front page every day. You’ll take on the roles of editors and designers and investigate the factors that influence which stories make the cut. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll work in teams to design your own front pages. It’s a race to make deadline – and working together is the only way to cross the finish line in time! |
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 participants
- Maximum of 40 participants
Reservations must be made and final payment received at least two weeks before the program date
Costs
- Up to 10 participants: $350, including admission to the Newseum
- Up to 20 participants: $700, including admission to the Newseum
- Up to 30 participants: $1,050, including admission to the Newseum
- Up to 40 participants: $1,400, including admission to the Newseum
NewsMania™
Calling all news junkies!
 | Test your news IQ by playing the Newseum’s popular current-events game show that’s as fresh as today’s headlines! Updated daily, it’s a bit like "Jeopardy!" and "It’s Academic" — with many more questions about what’s in the news. Questions are based on current events, news, sports, entertainment and general knowledge. Complete with buzzers and flashing lights, NewsMania™ lets you show off what you know and win prizes. |
Requirements
- Minimum of 20 participants
- Maximum of 150 participants
Reservations must be made and final payment received at least two weeks before the program date
Costs
NewsMania™ can be offered in one of three Newseum venues, including the Newseum’s state-of-the-art TV studio; costs vary accordingly.
- Newseum Learning Center (up to 45 participants): $1,500, including admission to the Newseum
- Newseum Documentary Theater (up to 110 participants): $3,000, including admission to the Newseum
- Knight TV Studio (up to 150 participants): $5,000, including admission to the Newseum
Ace Reporter Challenge Scavenger Hunt
Think you have what it takes to be an ace reporter?
 | Dig deep and work together to gather clues hidden in the Newseum’s exhibits and artifacts. As you race to scoop the competition, this puzzle-filled scavenger hunt will test your reporter's instincts, eye for detail and ability to read in between the lines. |
Cost: $30 per participant (without prizes) ; $40 per participant (with prizes)
Reservations must be made and final payment received at least two weeks before the program date.
