| Summary: | Contains the end of the press conference with Professor Sorin Antohi (Academic Pro-Rector at CEU), Professor Vladimir Tismăneanu (Maryland University) and Dr. István Teplán (Executive Vice-President of CEU) where they answer questions related to the aim and purpose of the "Between Past and Future: The Revolutions of 1989 and the Struggle for Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe" international conference hosted by CEU. The recording continues with images from the first conference panel entitled “1989 and its Aftermath through the Eyes of the Media” where the participants are American and Hungarian print, television and radio journalist who covered the events in 1989. The introductory remarks for this panel are delivered by former US Ambassador to Hungary and Chair of the CEU International Council, Donald Blinken. The panel is chaired by Kati Marton (author and journalist). The members of the panel are R. W. Apple Jr. (Chief Correspondent, “New York Times”), Barrie Dunsmore (Former Senior Correspondent, ABC News), James Carney (Political Correspondent, “Time Magazine”), Flora Lewis (Senior Columnist, “New York Times” Syndicate), Ambassador Richard Holbrooke (U.S. Special Envoy to Yugoslavia) and György Bolgár (Journalist and Broadcaster, Hungarian Radio). After the individual speeches which are not recorded here, the members of the panel launch into a debate about the legacy of communism, media perception and media coverage. The discussion is available on this tape.
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