Source
Secrecy and Leaks: When the U.S. Government Prosecuted the Chicago Tribune
National Security Archive, George Washington University, 2017-10-25
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- reporting
- Last checked
- 2026-09-26
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Cited by
- United States: Justice Department investigates the Chicago Tribune under the Espionage Act over Battle of Midway coverage
- Claim 873: A federal grand jury refused to indict the Chicago Tribune in 1942 over Stanley Johnston's article describing advance U.S. Navy knowledge of Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway.
- Claim 875: Federal investigators framed the article as damaging national security by indirectly revealing that the United States had penetrated Japan's naval codes.
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