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Journalism in Eastern Europe:
Who Controls the Media?
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
1 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian
Studies and The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies invite you to examine the
state of journalism in the region previously known as the Communist bloc.
The end of the Cold War 20 years ago triggered the emergence of democracy in this region,
but democratic practices are uneven and the practice of journalism remains problematic.
This conference will bring together academics, journalists and media experts to discuss
the issues. Our goal is to generate new ideas for media and information policies in
Eastern Europe and other post-totalitarian states.
This conference is free and open to the public-please pass on this invitation. Visit the
conference
website<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/eastern-Europe/> for more
information and to RSVP (required for
attendance)<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/JournalismInEastern…px>.
Video of the panel discussions will be available online in the weeks following the event.
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Conference Program
11:30 a.m.
Lunch available - Welcome from Bob Giles, curator, Nieman Foundation
Noon
Politics and Civil Societies in Eastern Europe: Framework for Journalism and Media;
Timothy Colton, Harvard University; Grzegorz Ekiert, Harvard University; moderator: Joshua
Rubenstein, Amnesty International
1:45 p.m.
The Practice of Journalism: Risks and Barriers; with journalists Stefan Candea, Romania;
Maria Sadovskaya, Belarus; Max Trudolyubov, Russia; moderator: Gwen Thompkins, National
Public Radio
3:15 p.m.
Western Aid and Media Assistance: What is Needed Now? Jerome Aumente, Rutgers University;
Peter Gross, University of Tennessee; Sarah Mendelson, USAID; moderator: Nolan Bowie,
Harvard Kennedy School
5 p.m.
Reception
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Davis Center for Russian and
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Harvard<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/>
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
University<http://nieman.harvard.edu/>
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