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Pentagon limits spurned; access threatened

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Several major U.S. news outlets refused to accept the Pentagon’s new reporting restrictions, and Defense Department chief Pete Hegseth warned they risk losing Pentagon access.

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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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by James Stavridis Reposted by Louis D Johnston, Andrew Curry

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A powerful personal testament from Tom Bowman of NPR about the Pentagon attempt to exert complete control over all information. Protecting classified is of course fine. But when neither Fox News nor NY Times sign up to your policy, you should ask yourself if you are getting something very wrong.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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It looks like every media company in American that covers the Pentagon except OAN is refusing to sign Hegseth’s ultimatum.
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by David H. Kaye

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just to restate the goal here: it’s not [only] about punishing the press; it’s about blocking the public’s knowledge about american national security. censorship is the keyword.
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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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by James Stavridis

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Two conservative newsrooms, Newsmax and the Washington Times, so far have joined a slew of national news organizations in refusing to sign an agreement with the Pentagon that could limit journalists' rights to gather or report information.

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/p...
News outlets broadly reject Pentagon's new press rules
The Pentagon said reporters would need to sign a pledge committing to its rules in order to maintain their press credentials.
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Reposted by Nina Jankowicz

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Pete Hegseth has set a 5PM deadline for media orgs to agree to unprecedented new restrictions on their coverage.

Dozen of outlets — including conservative ones — have said they'll refuse to sign: WaPo, NYT, Newsmax, The Atlantic, WSJ, NPR, the Washington Examiner, Reuters, POLITICO, and more.
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by Daxton R. Stewart

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“With no reporters able to ask questions, it seems the Pentagon leadership will continue to rely on slick social media posts, carefully orchestrated short videos and interviews with partisan commentators and podcasters.“
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 21h
NPR's veteran defense reporter Tom Bowman: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon Pass

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Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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by Aaron Sojourner

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Thank you, @theatlantic.com!
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The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social · 1d
The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
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by Kori Schake

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Sigh — resigning assists authoritarians.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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One America News Signs Pentagon Restriction Policy www.mediaite.com/media/news/o...

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Only One Media Outlet Has Agreed to Trump Admin’s Pentagon Press Restrictions: ‘Happy to Follow These Reasonable Conditions’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hasn't had much success in getting media organizations to agree to the Pentagon's new reporting terms.
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by Aaron Sojourner

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Thank you, @npr.org!
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NPR @npr.org · 23h
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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Reposted by Kori Schake

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Here's the joint statement from the TV networks, including Fox News, rejecting Pete Hegseth's Pentagon rules.
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I get the general sentiment but aren't these reporters saying they'll keep covering DOD without official access, not that they are quitting the beat? Given the terms of the press agreement, hard to see how they could do actual journalism by signing.
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