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Incidents: funding and ownership pressure in North America

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.

10 incidents match this view.

Country: United States (9) El Salvador (1)

Continent: North America (10)

Tactic: Funding and ownership pressure (10) Licensing and closure of outlets (1) Lawsuits against the press (1) Official labels (1) Surveillance and subpoenas (1)

Outcome: Sustained (4) Ongoing (3) Reversed (2) Unknown (1)

Level: National (10)

Head of government: Donald Trump (8) Nayib Bukele (1) Richard Nixon (1)

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
April 28, 2026Appeals court orders FCC to respond to challenge over 'news distortion' policyUnited StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpOngoing (April 28, 2026)
April 2026El Salvador: freeze on assets of shareholders in El Faro's parent company, February to April 2026El SalvadorFunding and ownership pressureNayib BukeleSustained (May 8, 2026)
September 17, 2025United States: Federal Communications Commission chairman's remarks and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, September 2025United StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpReversed (September 23, 2025)
July 24, 2025FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger after CBS ombudsman and anti-DEI pledgesUnited StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpSustained (July 24, 2025)
July 18, 2025Congress cuts $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcastingUnited StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpSustained (July 18, 2025)
May 1, 2025United States: Executive Order 14290 directing an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, May 2025United StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpUnknown
April 22, 202560 Minutes executive producer resigns, citing lost editorial independenceUnited StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpSustained (April 22, 2025)
March 15, 2025United States: U.S. Agency for Global Media action to shut down Voice of America operations, March 2025United StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpOngoing (March 28, 2025)
January 29, 2025FCC chair reopens 'news distortion' complaints against CBS and NBCUnited StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpOngoing
August 16, 1971Nixon White House compiles an enemies list naming journalists for official pressureUnited StatesSurveillance and subpoenasRichard NixonReversed (June 27, 1973)
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