Pentagon requires journalists to publish only agreed information – media

On Friday, Pentagon said that journalists who cover his activities should agree to cover the information provided.

Source: Politico

Details: The publication notes that media representatives can only get into the Pentagon building if they agree not to publish certain information that is an unprecedented step that requires to convey from the media a wide control over what they publish.

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Pentagon Shan Shan Parnell in the email sent on Friday, to enter the Ministry of War (previously the Ministry of Defense – Ed.) Provided a written agreement that they will not publish secret information or some less confidential documents that are not marked as state secrets. This rule will come into force for the next two to three weeks-adds Politico.

Literally From the sent letter: “Information (Ministry of Defense) must be approved for public publication by the relevant authorized person before it is published, even if it is not secret.

Failure to comply with these rules can lead to suspension or cancellation of your passage into a building and loss of access. ”

Details: Pentagon officials said that this step was necessary because any unauthorized disclosure “creates a risk to security that can harm the national security of the United States and compromise staff (Ministry of Defense).”

The publication emphasizes that this step takes place against the backdrop of the trend of increasing access to the largest federal agency of the country during the Trump administration. The new rules provide a great opportunity to mark journalists as a threat to security and cancellation of cities for those who receive or publish information that the Pentagon considers impossible for public publication.

Direct language Pentagon Hegset Pentagon on the X network: “Not the press controls the Pentagon – people do.

The press is no longer allowed to wander the corridors of a protected object. Wear a badge and follow the rules – or go home. ”

Details: The Pentagon Press Association, which represents journalists who cover the activities of the Ministry of Defense, stated that its members were reviewing the directive.

Reporters have traditionally had access to non -creature in the Pentagon to cover the interaction of the military with the world. This includes the offices of the Minister of Defense, the Joint Staff and six Armed Forces.

But the Ministry of Defense limited several media, including Politico, Washington Post and New York Times.

When the media was protest against this step, the Pentagon restricted NBC News and CNN access.

Hegset also restricted access to Pentagon offices after criticizing the spread of confidential details of US military strikes in Yemen in a Signal group, to which the journalist was accidentally added.