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Hegseth sends goodbye emoji to news outlets protesting press policy
Nearly all major news outlets rejected the Pentagon's new press restrictions, which require reporters to avoid unapproved information gathering, Pentagon Press Association said.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new press restrictions have been widely rejected by most media outlets, with only One America News agreeing to the terms.
- The Pentagon's new policy, requiring reporters to only gather pre-approved information, has been refused by nearly all media organizations except One America News.
- Tom Bowman, an NPR Pentagon reporter, announced he will hand in his press credentials, stating the policy prevents journalists from doing their job.
- The Pentagon Press Association described the new rules as an 'unprecedented message of intimidation' and is considering a legal challenge against it.
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Only one news outlet has signed on to Hegseth’s media loyalty oath
Hegseth’s former TV home of Fox News is latest to sign on with other major media outlets and reject his mandate requiring them to cease gathering any information that the Pentagon hasn’t cleared in advance
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Liberal outlets cry about Pentagon's new media rules — Hegseth bids them farewell
The Department of War has implemented new rules concerning press privileges and news-gathering at the Pentagon.Even though the policy concerning reporter access is far less restrictive than an earlier version — the draft of which was floated last month — liberal publications have thrown fits and refused to acknowledge the new rules in exchange for press credentials.'Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right.'Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parne…
Veteran reporter mocks Hegseth’s ‘brave’ response to media amid Pentagon press fight
‘Mr. Hegseth has responded with this lazy use of an emoji to several news organizations that issued statements they are not signing his new anti First Amendment press access policy,’ Barbara Starr posted this week.
Media Outlets and Pentagon Lock Horns Over New Press Rules
A number of news organisations, including The Associated Press and The New York Times, are refusing to sign updated rules which stipulate that journalists will not obtain unauthorized material, nor enter parts of the Pentagon without an official. Several publications say the new rules, announced last month by Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, threaten the First Amendment right of journalists. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Pentagon Press As…
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