Not possible to black out the news in such a way today, but there is precedents where the public good is served by limiting the public's right to know.
Who died and made you king?
If the public has a "RIGHT-to-know," then they have a right. The limitation of rights is an act of deception and sabotage against another.
I'll take care of me and my own based on the information that I have. You or anyone else limiting that information is an act of sabotage against my survival.
