US EditionPentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
The new Pentagon policy restricts press access and requires nearly 90 journalists to pledge not to publish unapproved information, risking credential revocation for violations.
- 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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The U.S. Ministry of Defense has informed journalists that they will no longer be allowed to publish information without the permission of its services.
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EstamosAquí MXThe U.S. Department of War began demanding that accredited journalists have their approval to publish any information concerning them, classified or not, or risk losing their access to the Pentagon. These new conditions, communicated on Friday night to the affected journalists, represent a new step in the struggle that Donald Trump and his administration are waging against the traditional press, which he accuses of being unfavorable. Read also...
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