"That's because they refused to sign a new press policy that prohibits journalists from accessing or soliciting information that the Defense Department doesn't make available to them, including even unclassified information. Reporters from places such as ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post and even Fox News, just to name a few, did the right thing."
"Many of the new signatories are based outside the Washington area and have not picked up their badges. The events, to run Monday through Wednesday, give them a chance to receive their credentials and interact with department officials. Press secretary Kingsley Wilson is scheduled to conduct a briefing for the new media crew, which is then set to have a meet-and-greet and press gaggle with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth."
A new Pentagon press policy prohibits journalists from accessing or soliciting information the Defense Department does not make available, including unclassified information. Major credentialed news organizations refused to sign the policy and surrendered their Pentagon badges, packing up and leaving their offices. Conservative outlets and partisan personalities agreed to the restrictions and have begun occupying the vacated credentialed spaces. Many of the new signatories are based outside the Washington area and have not yet picked up badges, with scheduled briefings and credentialing events occurring Monday through Wednesday. Several new signees posted social-media images claiming desks formerly used by established reporters.
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