# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1960-egypt-nasser-nationalizes-press)
- Source: Egypt: History. https://egypt.mom-rsf.org/en/context/history/
- 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.

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