Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Reporters Walk Out of Pentagon, Refusing to Heed New Press Policy

The Department of Defense has introduced a new press policy requiring the Pentagon to authorize any reporting on itself. Top TV news outlets have rejected the pledge; only the far-right outlet One America News has agreed to sign on. Dozens of reporters with the Pentagon Press Association turned in their government-issued press badges and left the building Wednesday rather than agree to the rules. Source

Pentagon reporters turn in badges after refusing rules

What happenedDozens of reporters covering the Pentagon cleared out their desks and turned in their access badges Wednesday after refusing to sign a restrictive new press policy imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Leaving the Pentagon press area after 18 years was “sad,” said The Atlantic’s Nancy Youssef, “but I’m also really proud of the press corps that we stuck together.”Who said whatNews organizations were “nearly unanimous” in rejecti…

Pentagon press corps surrender badges and walk out over Hegseth policy

Only one news network signed on to the new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Journalists hand in credentials, walk out of Pentagon

A number of media organizations, including NBC News, have objected to the new Pentagon media policy, which says reporters could have their press passes revoked if they publish information the Pentagon hasn't authorized for release. Any media professional who declined to sign the agreement had to turn in their press credential and “clear their spaces."