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Tiananmen Tonight Screening

Name: Tiananmen Tonight Screening
Start: 2026-02-03T15:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-03T17:30:00-06:00
Location: DMC 5.102

February 3, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Free

Tiananmen Tonight documentary screening details, featuring co-directors; filmstrip border.

Join us for a screening of the documentary Tiananmen Tonight, with co-directors Bestor Cram and Michael Streissguth. Hosted by the Center for Media Engagement and the School of Journalism & Media.

Content Warning: Depictions and discussion of political violence and historical trauma.

Documentary Synopsis:

In these perilous times for American journalism comes a story of truth-telling in service to democracy. Tiananmen Tonight reveals the powerful human drama of Dan Rather and the CBS Evening News team battling for life and reputation while courageously reporting the extraordinary student uprising in 1989 that brought China to the brink of democratic reform.

Details

Date: February 3, 2026
Time:
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Cost: Free

Venue

DMC 5.102

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