"The DOD announced on Tuesday that it is closing the workspace in the Pentagon that has for years been used by journalists with credentials to cover the military."
"Under the new policy, journalists will be moved to an annex outside the Pentagon, and can only enter the building if they are escorted by a department official."
"A federal judge ruled in favor of several media organizations that sued the DOD over a separate policy seeking to restrict media access to the Pentagon."
"Friedman noted that, while the department had the right to try to prevent certain information from leaking, it could not do so by restricting the press."
The Department of Defense has enacted a new policy limiting journalist access to the Pentagon, requiring them to be escorted by officials. This follows a federal judge's ruling against a previous unconstitutional attempt to restrict media access. Journalists will be relocated to an annex outside the Pentagon, and the credentialing process will become more stringent. The new policy aims to control information flow, citing security risks, despite historical precedents of press reporting revealing government misconduct.
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