Claim

Claim 872

The Chicago Tribune published Stanley Johnston's article on the Battle of Midway on June 7, 1942, prompting a Department of Justice investigation.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The Chicago Tribune published Stanley Johnston's article on the Battle of Midway on June 7, 1942, prompting a Department of Justice investigation.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Article published June 7, 1942
About: incident 1942-us-chicago-tribune-midway-espionage-act
Source: Reporters Committee leads effort to unseal grand jury testimony from 1942 Espionage Act investigation of Chicago Tribune
Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2014-11-18

Quotation from the source

The DOJ investigation was sparked by a June 7, 1942 article in the Tribune by correspondent Stanley Johnston, who had been aboard a Navy ship in the Pacific.