The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

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Incidents in North America, head of government Theodore Roosevelt

Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

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CountryUnited States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180
ContinentNorth America
TacticInsult and defamation laws 1Lawsuits against the press 1
StagePunish 1
OutcomeReversed 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentTheodore Roosevelt

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United StatesRSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

United States: President Theodore Roosevelt seeks criminal libel indictments against the New York World and the Indianapolis News over Panama Canal reporting

President Theodore Roosevelt sought federal criminal libel indictments against the publishers of the New York World and the Indianapolis News after they reported that he and other officials had profited from the United States' purchase of…

Insult and defamation laws · Stage Punish · Head of government Theodore Roosevelt · Reversed

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