US EditionMajor US Media Outlets, Including Conservative Newsmax, Refuse to Sign Pentagon’s New Press Policy
- On Tuesday at 5 p.m., The Washington Post, The New York Times and other outlets refuse to sign the Pentagon's press pledge, risking badge loss.
- After months of restricted access, the Pentagon issued a longer memo expanding a one-page form into 21 pages detailing security rules, following Hegseth's moves replacing outlets with One America News Network.
- Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and New York Times Washington bureau chief Richard Stevenson said their newsrooms will not sign the revised policy, while the Pentagon Press Association urged reconsideration and media lawyers warned of conflicts with press protections.
- The fast-tracked deadline forces newsrooms like The Washington Post and The New York Times to decide quickly as refusal risks eviction and disrupts military coverage.
- Critics say the policy fits a broader pattern of restricting independent coverage, linking it to the Trump administration's efforts that imperil First Amendment rights and ignore New York Times Co v United States.
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Five major broadcast networks say they will not sign new Pentagon press policy
Five major broadcast news networks announced Tuesday that they will not sign the Pentagon’s new press policy before an afternoon deadline, joining several other media organizations that have objected to a set of rules that many journalists consider restrictive.“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world…
Press Teams Refuse Pentagon Policy
Several press organizations have refused to sign a new Pentagon policy regulating access to certain areas. The Associated Press, The Atlantic, CNN, Newsmax, the New York Times, NPR, Reuters, and the Washington Post have each indicated they will not agree to the document. The deadline to sign the agreement is Tuesday evening. “Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right,” Hegseth said of the new policy. “Press no longer roams free. Press must wea…
News outlets refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press policy as deadline looms
Most of the nation’s leading news organizations have said they will not sign a policy severely restricting journalists’ access to the Pentagon ahead of a Tuesday deadline set by the Trump administration. Outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Hill and NewsNation will not sign the policy, which limits access…
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