# Claim 873

A federal grand jury refused to indict the Chicago Tribune in 1942 over Stanley Johnston's article describing advance U.S. Navy knowledge of Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway.

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

- Statement: A federal grand jury refused to indict the Chicago Tribune in 1942 over Stanley Johnston's article describing advance U.S. Navy knowledge of Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway.
- Field: action
- Value: Grand jury refuses to indict
- About: [incident 1942-us-chicago-tribune-midway-espionage-act](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1942-us-chicago-tribune-midway-espionage-act)
- Source: Secrecy and Leaks: When the U.S. Government Prosecuted the Chicago Tribune. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2017-10-25/secrecy-leaks-when-us-government-prosecuted-chicago-tribune
- Publisher: National Security Archive, George Washington University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2017-10-25

## Quotation from the source

> a grand jury refused to indict the Chicago Tribune in 1942 for an article stating the U.S. Navy had advance knowledge of Japanese plans to attack Midway Island

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