Pentagon Press Association bemoans 'unprecedented message of intimidation' from Hegseth's new rules

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Source: msn/The Independent

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The Pentagon Press Association pushed back on Pete Hegseth’s upcoming restrictions for reporters covering the Department of Defense, stating that the defense secretary’s policy “conveys an unprecedented message of intimidation” as it suggests “it’s criminal to speak without express permission.”

The association’s Wednesday statement comes days after it was reported that the Pentagon had relaxed its proposed press access rules following negotiations with national news agencies. “Under the rules, journalists requiring credentials to the Pentagon will not need approval from the department before publishing articles with information not officially released,” the New York Times reported. “News organizations widely interpreted an earlier draft as requiring that approval, drawing their condemnation.”

Late last month, the Pentagon announced it was imposing severe new restrictions on journalists covering the department, requiring them to refrain from gathering any information that hadn’t already been authorized for release by the military. Any reporter who did not sign that pledge risked losing their press credentials.

“The ‘press’ does not run the Pentagon — the people do,” Hegseth fumed at the time. “The press is no longer allowed to roam the halls of a secure facility. Wear a badge and follow the rules — or go home.” The 17-page document, which appeared to be in response to Hegseth’s relentless complaints about leaks to the media, immediately sparked intense backlash from media organizations over its perceived attack on the free press.

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1. Don't give them any press coverage then.

They need you more than you need them

The press should not cover their lies anyway.

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2. 'The Daily Show' mockingly agrees to Hegseth's press restrictions

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5558261-daily-show-hegseths-pentagon-press-rules/

Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” poked fun at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday by mockingly agreeing to his new press restrictions at the Pentagon.

“After serious consideration, The Daily Show has agreed to the Pentagon’s new demands regarding press access,” the show said in a graphic posted on social media. “We were going to refuse, but everyone else rejected it so hard that it honestly made us feel kinda bad for Pete Hegseth.”

The statement went on to say of Hegseth, “the poor guy couldn’t even get Fox News to sign on and he worked for them a few months ago.”

“Even Newsmax refused. Brutal!” it said. “So we’re going to join in. Just so One America isn’t the only signature on this thing. It’s all just too humiliating.”.....

All of the nation’s major news organizations, including The Hill, have refused to sign the new policy, with a number of the major broadcast and cable news networks issuing a joint statement this week blasting the restrictions calling it “without precedent” and saying it “threatens core journalistic protections.”