# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1938-spain-franco-press-law)
- Source: Press Censorship in Spain & Portugal. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03064227208532172
- 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.

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