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Cold War Broadcasting Impact
October 13, 2004 - October 16, 2004
Stanford University
Co-organizers:
Hoover Institution and Cold War International History Project,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
with support from the Center for East European and Eurasian Studies,
Stanford University, and the Open Society Archives,
Central European University
Agenda
PROGRAM
| Wednesday, October 13 |
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Arrival of participants
Informal reception at 6 p.m., Stanford Terrace Inn |
| Thursday, October 14 |
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All conference sessions in Stauffer Auditorium, Hoover Institution, Stanford University |
| 8:00 A.M. |
Continental breakfast, Hatfield Court |
| 8:30 A.M. |
Welcome
Opening Remarks: The Honorable George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution
Welcome: John Raisian, Director, Hoover Institution; Elena Danielson, Associate Director, Hoover Institution; Christian Ostermann, Director, Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Special Welcome: President Václav Havel (recorded)
Conference Program Overview: A. Ross Johnson, Hoover Institution |
| 9:00 A.M. |
Panel 1
Roundtable—Goals and Content of Western Broadcasts; Testimony of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Officials
Moderator: Norman Naimark, Stanford University and Hoover Institution
Participants: Paul Henze, former RFE and U.S. official; J. F. Brown, former RFE Director; Gene Sosin, former RL official Commentator: István Rev, Open Society Archives, Budapest
Discussion |
| 10:30 A.M. |
Break |
| 11:00 A.M. |
Panel 2
Roundtable—Goals and Content of Western Broadcasts—VOA, BBC, RIAS; Testimony of Officials and Experts
Moderator: Chip Blacker, Stanford University
Participants: Alan Heil, former VOA official; Eugeniusz Smolar, former BBC official; Christian Ostermann, Cold War International History Project Commentator: Mark Pomar, IREX, former broadcast official
Discussion |
| 12:30 P.M. |
Luncheon, Hatfield Court |
| 1:30 P.M. |
Panel 3
Impact of the Broadcasts: Jamming and Audiences
Moderator: John Dunlop, Hoover Institution
Paper: Jamming and Counterjamming–George Woodard, former RFE/RL and International Broadcasting Bureau Chief Engineer
Paper: RFE/RL Estimates of Audiences–Gene Parta, RFE/RL
Paper: Soviet Measurements of Audiences–Elena Bashkirova, Romir, Moscow
Paper: Polish Measurements of Audiences–Leszek Gawlikowski, RFE/RL
Discussant: Sharon Wolchik, Elliot School, George Washington University
Discussion |
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