11:30 - 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch available |
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Introduction
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Bob Giles, Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism and Publisher, Nieman Reports |
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12:15 - 1:45 p.m. |
Politics, Culture and Civil Societies of Eastern Europe: Framework for Journalism and Media
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Moderator: Joshua Rubenstein, Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA |
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Timothy J. Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University |
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Grzegorz Ekiert, Professor of Government and Senior Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Center for European Studies, Harvard University |
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1:45 - 3:00 p.m. |
Practice of Journalism: Risks and Barriers
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Moderator: Gwen Thompkins, East African Correspondent, National Public Radio, 2011 Nieman Fellow |
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Stefan Candea, Freelance Journalist and Co-founder of the Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism, Bucharest, Romania; 2011 Nieman Fellow |
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Maria Sadovskaya, Belarusian Journalist, Master's Degree Candidate at Columbia University School of Journalism; research related to exiled media |
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Maxim Trudolyubov, Editorial Page Editor of Vedomosti, a Russian business daily; 2011 Nieman Fellow |
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3:00 - 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 - 5:00 p.m. |
Western Aid and Media Assistance: What is Needed Now?
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Moderator: Nolan Bowie, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and a Senior Fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School |
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Jerome Aumente, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University, 1968 Nieman Fellow |
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Peter Gross, Professor and Director, School of Journalism and Electronic Media, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
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Sarah Mendelson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID |
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Reception |
Please note: Schedule is subject to change.
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