Pentagon tightens media access, reporters protest and withdraw
TL;DR
Nearly all major U.S. Pentagon reporters returned their press badges in protest against new Defense Department rules they say threaten press independence and violate the First Amendment, highlighting concerns over transparency and press freedom under the current administration.
- "A dark day": Pentagon confiscates badges of Defense reporters Axios
- Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules The Washington Post
- Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move CNN
- Major media outlets, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox News, decline to sign new Pentagon reporting rules Politico
- Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass NPR
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