The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Search in the United States, stage: silence

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

5 incidents match this view.

Country: United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

Continent: North America

Tactic: Secrets and espionage laws (3) Prior restraint (2) Shutdowns and blocking (2) Funding and ownership pressure (1)

Stage: Silence (5)

Outcome: Reversed (2) Upheld by a court (2) Ongoing (1)

Level: National (4) State or province (1)

Head of government: Donald Trump Richard Nixon Theodore Christianson Woodrow Wilson

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
March 15, 2025United States: U.S. Agency for Global Media action to shut down Voice of America operations, March 2025United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Funding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpOngoing (March 28, 2025)
June 15, 1971United States government seeks an injunction to stop The New York Times publishing the Pentagon PapersUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Prior restraintRichard NixonReversed (June 30, 1971)
1927United States Supreme Court strikes down a Minnesota law used to shut a newspaperUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Prior restraintTheodore ChristiansonReversed (June 1, 1931)
July 1917United States postmaster bars the magazine The Masses from the mail under the Espionage ActUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Secrets and espionage lawsWoodrow WilsonUpheld by a court (November 1, 1917)
1917United States Postmaster General Burleson strips the Milwaukee Leader of its mailing rateUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Shutdowns and blockingWoodrow WilsonUpheld by a court (March 7, 1921)
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