US EditionPentagon spokesman says it will issue new press credentials but remove media offices
The Pentagon will relocate media offices to an annex and require escorts for journalists after a judge ruled its prior credentialing policy unconstitutional, limiting unescorted access.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ordered the Pentagon to reinstate press credentials for The New York Times reporters, including Julian E. Barnes, striking down media restrictions he deemed unconstitutional.
- The dispute stems from an October 15, 2025, policy requiring journalists to sign a pledge that would have surrendered editorial independence, triggering a mass walkout by reporters from major news organizations.
- In his 40-page opinion, Judge Friedman wrote that the policy constituted illegal "viewpoint discrimination" designed to remove disfavored journalists and replace them with those "on board and willing to serve."
- Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell indicated on Sunday that credentials will be restored today, Monday, while the department simultaneously pursues an immediate appeal in the D.C. Circuit.
- The Pentagon updated its media policy to require authorized personnel escort journalists during access, while the ruling sets a legal precedent rebuking administration efforts to control wartime reporting.
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The Trump administration's war against the press continues. The Pentagon closes the "corridor of correspondents" and imposes compulsory access under escort, invoking security risksThe Pentagon tightened on Monday the restrictions imposed on journalists covering defence issues. This decision comes a few days after a court found that the previous accreditation policy of this department imposed on journalists was unconstitutional.
Reporting on the U.S. Department of Defense will become even more difficult in the future: The Pentagon, according to a court ruling, which is supposed to strengthen freedom of the press, tightens the rules once again. Journalists are only allowed to enter the house when accompanied.
US: Pentagon tightens press restrictions despite ruling
The Pentagon tightened restrictions on journalists covering the US military on Monday, days after a US court ruled that its previous attempt to overhaul press access was unconstitutional. It announced that it would close the building's designated press area, and that "all journalist access to the Pentagon will require escort by authorized department personnel." Sean Parnell, spokesperson for the military headquarters, said the changes were due t…
The judge ruled that the ministry may not give preferential treatment to favorable media. Thereupon, the Pentagon simply decided to expel all media from the building.
The Pentagon announced Monday the closure of the so-called correspondent corridor, an area used for decades by the press to cover the news of the Department of Defense, and will move the media to an annex located abroad "which will be available when it is ready", as part of its response to a federal judge's decision to declare unconstitutional the restrictive policy on press accreditations in the facilities. "With immediate effect, the Correspon…
The U.S. Department of Defense is closing the press offices in the Pentagon, after a federal judge ruled on Friday that restrictions on access…
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