Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move | News Channel 3-12

DOD press restrictions echo Pentagon Papers controversy over press freedom

The Pentagon’s new press policy has sparked a rare, unified backlash from news outlets across the political spectrum, raising questions about the balance between national security and press freedom. Reporters from dozens of networks and publications have turned in their Pentagon press badges in protest, refusing to sign an acknowledgment of the new rules. The standoff revolves around the government’s effort to prevent sensitive leaks, but a Firs…

Journalists refuse DOD policy citing freedom of press

WASHINGTON — Journalists from major news outlets are returning their Pentagon press passes after refusing to sign a new Department of Defense policy.

Pete Hegseth's swamptastic Pentagon press rules

“All news media run by the [Chinese Communist] Party must work to speak for the Party’s will and its propositions, and protect the Party’s authority and unity.“ — General-Secretary Xi Jinping of the Chinese Communist Party addressing journalists in February 2016. Blatantly undermining the First Amendment, War Secretary Pete Hegseth is breaking his oath of office to uphold the Constitution. His new rules governing journalists assigned to cover th…

Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move | News Channel 3-12

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon. It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. The policy criminalizes routine reporting, according to media lawyers and advocates, so news outlets are refusing to abide by it. Instead, they are …