"U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman stated that the 'undisputed evidence' shows the policy is designed to weed out 'disfavored journalists' and replace them with those who are 'on board and willing to serve' the government, indicating illegal viewpoint discrimination."
"Department spokesperson Sean Parnell announced that the Correspondents' Corridor will close immediately, and journalists will eventually work from an 'annex' outside the building, although no timeline was provided for its readiness."
The U.S. Defense Department will close the Correspondents' Corridor at the Pentagon following a federal judge's ruling favoring The New York Times in a lawsuit. The lawsuit challenged the Pentagon's new credentialing policy, which was seen as a violation of journalists' rights. The judge ordered the reinstatement of press credentials for Times journalists and criticized the policy for discriminating against certain journalists. The Defense Department plans to appeal the ruling, citing security concerns as the reason for the restrictions.
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