The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 124

The Office of Censorship's Code of Wartime Practices asked the press not to report on troop, ship and plane movements, fortifications, weather conditions, casualty lists or damage to military targets.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The Office of Censorship's Code of Wartime Practices asked the press not to report on troop, ship and plane movements, fortifications, weather conditions, casualty lists or damage to military targets.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Code of Wartime Practices content
About
incident 1941-us-office-of-censorship-wartime-press-code
Source
U.S. Office of Censorship archived copy
Publisher
EBSCO Research Starters
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

troop, ship, and plane movements, fortifications, weather conditions, casualty lists, damage to various military targets, transportation of war materials