news blackouts
Media silence imposed
News blackouts are deliberate suppressions of information about events, imposed by governments, military authorities, or media organizations.
A wartime news blackout prevents reporting that might aid the enemy.
Blackouts may also occur during hostage situations or ongoing investigations.
The term can describe voluntary media restraint or enforced censorship: The government imposed a news blackout on the disaster.
Less formally, it describes any period when information stops flowing: There's been a total news blackout from the campaign.
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
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- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
news blackoutsfull disclosure
Withholding no information
news coverage · breaking news · live broadcasting · broadcasting · transparency
news blackoutsfree press
Journalism without censorship
press freedom · freedom of information · independent journalism · public accountability · journalistic freedom
news blackoutsmedia saturation
Excessive information coverage
wall-to-wall coverage · media frenzy · blanket coverage · media circus · media blitz
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