Claim

Claim 178

Under the nationalized system the state chose newspapers' editors and defined their media content directly.

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

Statement: Under the nationalized system the state chose newspapers' editors and defined their media content directly.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: State chose editors and content
About: incident 1960-egypt-nasser-nationalizes-press
Source: Egypt: History archived copy
Publisher: Media Ownership Monitor Egypt (Reporters Without Borders)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

They were all submitted to the full management of the state, which chose its editors, and defined the media content.