The national memorial to fallen journalists was conceived in the wake of the deadly June 2018 mass shooting at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Maryland.
Architect John Ronan, shown March 13, 2024, in Chicago, has been selected to design the Fallen Journalists Memorial slated to rise at the National Mall in Washington. A national memorial to fallen journalists conceived in the wake of the deadly June 2018 mass shooting at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Maryland will have a strong Chicago connection.
“We were inspired by his unique and compelling design concept, which calls for the use of transparent materials to convey themes of clarity and light to reinforce the importance of the work of journalists, photojournalists and a free press,” David Dreier, chairman of the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation, said in a news release.
The memorial will feature layers of transparent elements that will appear different from all three sides of the one-third acre triangular site, which will be located in view of the U.S. Capitol. Funded entirely by private donations, the project is estimated to cost $50 million, with a target completion date of late 2028.
Five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper adorn candles on June 29, 2018, during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in the newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland.
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