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Censorship Tightens News Flow Worldwide in 1970
The year end survey shows censorship and indirect control rising globally. Across Soviet bloc and Asia, reporters face expulsions, travel limits, and banned access while Formosa and Indonesia ease some bans. Strong limits persist in the Middle East, Korea, and Vietnam, with arrests, visa refusals, and state media dominance shaping coverage.
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Associated Press
Argentina
Indonesia
United States
Britain
Moscow
Stanley Cloud
Time
William Cole
Columbia Broadcasting System
John Dornberg
Newsweek
Cloud
Cole
Dornberg
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Nist
Hungary
Far East
China
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Michael D. Morrow
Dispatch News Service International
Don Luce
Ecumenical News Service
South Korea
Seoul
Formosa
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
England
India
New Delhi
Antara
Middle East