The Bureaucracy Of Truth

Paul Lendvai

Introduction -- Communist Mass Media -- The Party’s Sharpest Weapon -- What is Newsworthy — and What is Not? -- Censorship, Secrecy and the Special Bulletins -- The International Dimension -- Western Broadcasts — A Lifeline of Information -- The Soviet Response — Jamming and Intimidation -- The Soviet Model and the ‘New World Order for Information’ -- From Helsinki to Madrid: Prospects for a Freer Exchange of Information -- A Test of Will in Belgrade -- Eastern Compliance with the Final Act -- Conclusions