Claim 159

The 1938 Press Law made government permission necessary to found a newspaper, to work as a professional journalist, or to be a newspaper's director.

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

Statement: The 1938 Press Law made government permission necessary to found a newspaper, to work as a professional journalist, or to be a newspaper's director.
Field: action
Value: Permission required to be a journalist
About: incident 1938-spain-franco-press-law
Source: Press Censorship in Spain & Portugal
Publisher: Index on Censorship (SAGE Publishing)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1972

Quotation from the source

Government permission became necessary to found a newspaper, to work as a professional journalist or be director of a newspaper.