Incidents: credential control, national level, outcome reversed
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.
4 incidents match this view.
Country: Germany, RSF 2026 rank: 14th of 180 Spain, RSF 2026 rank: 29th of 180 United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180
Continent: Europe North America
Tactic: Credential control (4) Access bans (2) Insult and defamation laws (1) Prior restraint (1) Licensing and closure of outlets (1)
Stage: Restrict (2) Silence (2)
Outcome: Reversed (4)
Level: National (4)
Head of government: Adolf Hitler Donald Trump Francisco Franco
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2018 | White House revokes CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press credential after a news conference exchange with President Trump | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Credential control | Donald Trump | Reversed (November 19, 2018) |
| November 7, 2018 | United States: White House suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass, November 2018 | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Credential control | Donald Trump | Reversed (November 19, 2018) |
| April 1938 | Franco's Spain requires state permission to be a journalist under a wartime Press Law | Spain (RSF 2026 rank: 29th of 180) | Credential control | Francisco Franco | Reversed (April 1, 1977) |
| October 4, 1933 | Nazi Germany's Editors Law bars Jewish journalists from the press and puts editors under state direction | Germany (RSF 2026 rank: 14th of 180) | Credential control | Adolf Hitler | Reversed (May 8, 1945) |
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