The big question is how free is the press during war times? Well it all really depends on how the government looks at it. The government has many things going on during the war that they do not want the media to get involved and broadcast them for everyone in the world to see. The government will limit the media in any way they can.
The military took control of all radio communications and censored all photographs during the first world war. Congress passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts which made it illegal to publish anything disrespectful to the government of the war going on. 75 newspapers had lost their mailing rights or had to change their editorial positions after the first year of the law being in place.
If the press wanted to access then they had to apply for credentials. This allowed for the government keep things such as the creation of the atomic bomb on the low while it was being built. It wouldn't have been very much of a secret if the press was able to broadcast it to the world. In some cases, the government being able to control the press isn't that bad if it means the are able to keep essential information private. The moral of it all is that media during war time does not have the first amendment fully protecting it.
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