Pentagon Tightens Media Restrictions and Journalist Pledge Requirements
TL;DR
The Pentagon has implemented new restrictions on media and outside engagement, including limiting press access and requiring approvals for interactions with think tanks and other groups, amid concerns over sensitive information leaks and internal criticism of leadership.
- Pentagon, amid media clampdown, codifies restrictions on think tank events Politico
- News outlets prepare fight against Pentagon’s demand for press to sign ‘pledge’ restricting reporting CNN
- Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info AP News
- Read the Pentagon’s New Restrictions on Reporters The New York Times
- Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material The Washington Post
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