Journalists from across the political spectrum face a 5:00 p.m. Tuesday deadline to sign the Department of War’s new Pentagon access agreement or surrender their credentials, and major outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, the Atlantic, Reuters, and Newsmax announced they would not comply with the new rules. The Pentagon Press Association said that the policy “gags Pentagon employees and threatens retaliation against reporters who seek out information that has not been pre-approved for release.” The association claimed that “potential expulsion from the Pentagon should be a concern to all.” An October 14 opinion by NPR’s Tom Bowman detailed the decision to turn in his credentials, writing that signing the new form “would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable.” Bowman described his nearly three decades of Pentagon reporting and expressed concern that the new rules would restrict journalists’ ability to obtain and report truthful information about U.S. military operations.
Author: Jasmyn Jordan, Jasmyn Jordan
Published at: 2025-10-14 21:05:25
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