Pentagon 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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