Incidents: credential control, 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.
4 incidents match this view.
Country: United States (2) Spain (1) Germany (1)
Continent: North America (2) Europe (2)
Tactic: Credential control (4) Access bans (2) Insult and defamation laws (1) Prior restraint (1) Licensing and closure of outlets (1)
Outcome: Reversed (4)
Level: National (4)
Head of government: Donald Trump (2) Francisco Franco (1) Adolf Hitler (1)
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Credential control | Adolf Hitler | Reversed (May 8, 1945) |
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