US EditionEDITORIAL: Pentagon’s Policy on Reporters Crosses Dangerous Line
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6 Articles
Letters to the Editor: Pentagon’s media restrictions demonstrate exactly why we need a free press
'Of course, the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin exerted control over the press, as did Germany's Adolph Hitler. Does President Trump want to fit this mold?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
The Pentagon’s new policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom
Throughout modern American history, reporters who cover the Pentagon have played an invaluable role shining a light on military actions when the government has not been forthright with the public. For instance, reporters covering the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021 revealed the chaos that ensued and repudiated official statements claiming the pullout was smooth. That included reporting on a drone strike that …
Martin Olivera NotiPress For the first time in a long time, media outlets from very distant publishing lines, including CNN, Fox News, AFP and The New York Times, joined in rejection of the Pentagon's new policy that limits access to information and provides sanctions for accredited journalists.The measure, in effect since this month, establishes conditions that the media consider restrictive and incompatible with constitutional principles.The …
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