Major News Outlets Refuse Pentagon's New Press Rules Over First Amendment Concerns
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Summary
Multiple major news organizations including The New York Times, Associated Press, Newsmax, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Reuters are refusing to sign new Pentagon press rules that would restrict reporter access and potentially punish journalists for routine newsgathering activities. The Defense Department, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, has threatened to evict reporters who don't sign the agreement by Wednesday. The new rules declare large areas of the Pentagon off-limits and allow revocation of access for reporting information not formally approved by the administration.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledNews organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules
Those outlets say the policy threatens to punish them for routine news gathering protected by the First Amendment
The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked
The Pentagon says the rules are 'common sense.' Journalists say they punish routine newsgathering
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