US EditionPentagon Press Association criticizes Hegseth’s moves to ‘stifle a free press’
The Pentagon Press Association says new Defense Department rules risk stifling press freedom and threaten credential revocation for unapproved reporting under national security claims.
- Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's press office outlined new rules to sharply restrict reporters' access to the Pentagon complex.
- Officials said these restrictions arose from Hegseth’s frustrations over media leaks and were justified as necessary for national security.
- Earlier this year, several major media organizations—including CNN, NBC, NPR, and The Washington Post—were removed from their designated offices at the Pentagon, and a newly circulated draft on Monday indicated the administration's intention to relocate all press outlets from their current assigned spaces.
- The Pentagon Press Association criticized the new policies as attempting to suppress press freedom, while Gabe Rottman noted that issues remain with the revised policy’s wording and warned it could seriously hinder journalists and their organizations as they consider whether to agree to the updated terms.
- Despite a recent revision making policy agreement no longer a requirement for credentials, many news organizations remain undecided as the updated rules may still enable revocation of access for unapproved reporting.
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