Trump Administration Puts New Limits on Reporters at Pentagon

Press Group: New Pentagon Restrictions a 'Direct Attack'

The Pentagon has tightened access for journalists, with new rules requiring official escorts for credentialed reporters in most areas of the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the change on Friday, saying it's meant to better protect classified intelligence and operational security, per Reuters . Journalists won't be allowed in Hegseth's...

The Trump administration has imposed new limits on the access of journalists to the Pentagon headquarters, asking the accredited reporters to be officially escorted in most areas. The measure, criticised by the Pentagon Press Association, is considered to be "an attack...

Shock as Trump official unleashes 'direct attack on freedom of the press'

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has pledged to do his part in making the Trump administration the most transparent in history, issued a memo Friday imposing tight restrictions on reporters' movements at the Pentagon in an apparent bid to crack down on leaks.Under the new policy, which takes effect immediately, journalists are prohibited from entering many locations across the Pentagon building unless they're accompanied by Trump adminis…

'Direct Attack on Freedom of the Press': Hegseth Cracks Down on Journalists Covering Pentagon

One journalist said he is "angry and frustrated—but not surprised—that MAGA propaganda-loving conspiracy theorists like SecDef Hegseth and his team have dropped this JDAM-sized attack on the press."

Trump administration puts new limits on reporters at Pentagon - West Hawaii Today

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued orders that require journalists to have official escorts within much of the Pentagon building, the latest in a series of Trump administration restrictions placed on the press.

Hegseth hits Pentagon press with stricter orders on credentials in order to protect 'national security'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued orders on Friday placing stricter rules on journalists seeking to access the Pentagon and write on news from the building.