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Examines the relationship of the U.S. press controlled by whites with its African American readers in 1965. Roles played by the press in the race situation in the country; Ideas and values advanced by the press to its African American readers; Rights and privileges that has yet to be awarded to African Americans; Significance of the press in preparing the society for the social change brought by the changing socio-political conditions of African Americans.

This article focuses on the press coverage of an international conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The American press struggled along as best it could. The old timers, Frederick Kuh and Edgar Mowrer mixed with Pertinax, Madame Tabouis and other specters risen from the thirties. Less experienced international reporters: Fred Collins of the "Providence Journal," Martin Hayden of the "Detroit News," Nat Finney of the "Buffalo Evening News," Arthur Sylvester of the "Newark News" and Richard Wilson of the "Cowles" papers compared notes on the separate briefings with painstaking concern for details. Drew Pearson resorted to a series of flashbacks from the past.

Focuses on the role of the press in two consecutive U.S. election. Comments on the drifting of the press into bias by negation; Comparison between the newspapers published on the first three days of a week in the two consecutive election campaigns; Discussion of the comparative quiet of the papers on the campaign several weeks ago.

Focuses on the tension between the U.S. news media and the U.S. Administration. Verdict of the U.S. Administration on the Pentagon Papers case; Reason for the tension between the U.S. Administration and the news media; Attitude of the U.S. media towards a self-reform process; Resistance of the news media to self-reform.