Paris Conference Video Series: Dr. Merle Goldman

Starting today, we will be posting video clips containing highlights of the presentations offered at the "Beijing Olympics: Winning Press Freedom" conference held in April in Paris.

We begin with soundbites from the lecture by Merle Goldman, Professor Emerita of History at Boston University and Research Associate at Harvard University's John K. Fairbank Center for East Asia Research. Her soundbites deal with the following subjects:

1. The massive demonstrations taking place in mid-April in some parts of China.
2. The crucial part young Chinese are playing in the resurgence of nationalism.
3. What foreign journalist should expect when they arrive in China to cover the Games.
4. The role courageous journalists play in opposing the Chinese government's censorship.
5. What gives the Chinese government its legitimacy.