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Incidents: funding and ownership pressure in the United States

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.

3 incidents match this view.

Country: United States (3)

Continent: North America (3)

Tactic: Funding and ownership pressure (3) Licensing and closure of outlets (1)

Outcome: Reversed (1) Unknown (1) Ongoing (1)

Level: National (3)

Head of government: Donald Trump (3)

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
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)
May 1, 2025United States: Executive Order 14290 directing an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, May 2025United StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpUnknown
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)
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