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Looks at the European Journalism Network. United-States based non-profit organization as setting up independent newspapers produced by and for students in Eastern Europe and several former Soviet republics; Reports of political corruption and abuses of power as attracting the attention of authorities; Examples of conflict between the government and campus administrators; Students as suspicious of an independent student newspaper.

The article discusses academia under Communism and the changes that occurred in 1989 when the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany came down and the Soviet Union collapsed. Scholars who were influential in the changes are highlighted. It focuses on scholars who were present during the events, including Zoe Petre, a professor of history at the University of Bucharest in Romania, Geza Jeszenszky, a history professor at Karl Marx University of Economics in Budapest, Hungary, and Ivo Mozny, founder of Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Studies in Brno, Czech Republic. Tales of repression and teaching in cold and darkness and often underground are recounted. The three countries are differentiated by the tales of the three professors.

Reports that three years after the fall of communism, journalism has been reinvented in Eastern Europe, but politicians are still uneasy and sometimes ruthless over the new press freedom. Impact of satellite dishes, cable systems and wide range of publications; How some papers are thriving; The severe problems which remain; More.

Reports that the Christian relief program Operation Christmas Child in Great Britain has started collecting gifts for needy children in Eastern European countries for Christmas 2004. Offer of gift-filled shoe boxes to children with booklets of Bible stories; Work with churches and charities; Amount of gifts to various countries, such as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus.

Reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is lending its expertise in combatting organized crime in East Europe with the creation of its International Law Enforcement Academy in Budapest, Hungary. Open exchange of information on crime in the West; Surge in crime rate in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990; Courses taught at academy; Financial commitment for academy until year 2000.