US EditionJournalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
More than 30 major news organizations refused to comply with Pentagon rules that bar reporting on unapproved information, leading to mass badge surrender and loss of press access.
- Dozens of reporters left the Pentagon to oppose new restrictions imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on their reporting work, which could lead to their expulsion for unauthorized information gathering.
- Trump supported Hegseth's new rules, stating that he finds the press to be 'very disruptive in terms of world peace.'
- The Pentagon Press Association and various media organizations, including The New York Times and The Associated Press, opposed the new rules, emphasizing their commitment to continue military coverage.
- Nancy Youssef, a reporter for The Atlantic, expressed pride in the press corps' unity against the new restrictions but questioned the logic of rules prohibiting reporters from seeking information.
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In the US, dozens of journalists have vacated their offices at the Pentagon – the US Department of Defense – after being denied access to the building due to new media regulations. Nearly all major media outlets are refusing to sign them.
With a new rule, the U.S. government wants to prevent unwanted reports about the military, which the reporters in the Pentagon don't like, not even those of Trump's favorite channel.
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The US government wants to restrict the media more strongly. Due to new restrictions, almost all journalists are now withdrawing from the Pentagon - also the former employer of Minister Hegseth.
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Noticias ao Minuto40 to 50 journalists left the Pentagon after delivering their cards. "Concording not to ask for information is to agree not to be a journalist," they said, expressing themselves against the new rules.
Journalists Exit Pentagon Rather Than Agree To New Reporting Rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
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