POLITICS

Major News Outlets Reject Pentagon Press Policy

Major outlets including The Atlantic, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post and NPR say they won’t sign a new Pentagon press policy that would require even unclassified information to be preapproved and could cost reporters their credentials. Journalism groups, including the Pentagon Press Association, call the revised rules intimidating and overbroad; many members say they’ll surrender badges rather than accept them. OANN has signed, while CBS, NBC and Fox haven’t said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth waved off refusals with a bye-bye emoji, drawing pushback, as press leaders cite the public’s right to know.

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