David Dreier, the foundation’s chairman, said in a statement the memorial will honor reporters, photojournalists, producers, editors and others who have died while performing their jobs as journalists.
“It will demonstrate to our citizens and to visitors from around the world that our country values a free press, honors the sacrifices of journalists and supports the family, friends and colleagues of the fallen,” said Mr. Dreier, a longtime former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.
The legislation and foundation were both announced in June 2019 near the first anniversary of the shooting that killed five people inside the office of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis.