The Press: Smile on the Bear

When the bosses of the Soviet Union change their tune, their wholly controlled press is never far behind. Even if a foreign-policy change is only smile-deep, Communist newspapers fall in line as fast as they are told where to fall. The new smile on the face of the Russian bear has already started to show through Communist journalism.

During the Geneva Conference, Pravda and Izvestia ran pictures of the Big Four, along with factual accounts of what Western leaders had said at the conference, including such strong language as President Eisenhower's remark that "international Communism . . . seeks ... to subvert...

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