WORLD IN BRIEF : SOVIET UNION : Izvestia 1st to Apply for Press Freedom
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The government newspaper Izvestia became the first Soviet publication to register under a new press law guaranteeing freedom from decades of state censorship. More than 120 newspapers and other Soviet news organizations have applied for registration. Under the new law, to establish a publication or news organization, Soviets need only provide their name, address, frequency of publication, circulation figures and source of financing.
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