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Incidents, national level, 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.
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ContinentNorth America
StagePunish 1
OutcomeReversed 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentTheodore Roosevelt
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1909 | United States: President Theodore Roosevelt seeks criminal libel indictments against the New York World and the Indianapolis News over Panama Canal reporting | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Theodore Roosevelt | Reversed (3 January 1911) |
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