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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[NHK] The US Department of Defense has asked the media to report information that has been pre-approved by the authorities, and if they do not comply, they will not be allowed to enter the department.
The US Department of Defense now requires accredited journalists to personally approve the publication of any information concerning them, classified or not.
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