US EditionPentagon Demands Reporters Sign Pledge on Information Use
Reporters must sign a pledge to avoid publishing unauthorized details, face restricted movement and risk losing Pentagon credentials under new rules affecting roughly 90 credentialed journalists.
- The Pentagon has instructed journalists to agree not to disclose unauthorized information or risk losing access to the building.
- Pete Hegseth commented that reporters should follow the rules or 'go home'.
- The National Press Club criticized this directive as 'a direct assault on independent journalism at the very place where independent scrutiny matters most: the US military'.
- The National Press Club described the policy as 'the most egregious violation of press freedom under the First Amendment and a dangerous step toward government censorship.
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Pentagon Tightens Rules on Media Access, Information Disclosure
The Pentagon issued a memo on Sept. 18, tightening press access to its building and requiring reporters to sign a document pledging not to disclose unauthorized information in the interest of national security. The Sept. 18 memo obtained by The Epoch Times states that press members covering the Department of War (DOW) are required to sign a new form committing to information security requirements and physical control measures. “Information must …
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