02 May National Mall site approved for fallen journalists memorial
An independent federal agency has approved a plan to build a memorial on the National Mall to honor fallen journalists, officials said.
The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation said Monday it has received site approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts for its plan to build a landscape memorial that commemorates the United States’ commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who have died while trying to uphold its principles and values.
The site approved for the monument is between the National Museum of the American Indian and Voice of America at Independence Avenue, Maryland Avenue and 3rd SW.