"(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) In the Trump Administration's latest attack on journalism and through journalism, the American people the Pentagon is now demanding that reporters must sign a sweeping new agreement binding them to publish only information explicitly authorized by the Defense Department or surrender their press credentials and vacate Pentagon facilities. This astoundingly un-American edict confronts reporters with a choice familiar to colleagues from places like Russia: Comply and become propagandists, or refuse and serve the public by preserving your integrity."
"To request that journalists agree to let the government determine which unclassified facts may be published is to transform them from watchdogs into state functionaries. Among those vowing resistance are The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Associated Press, CNN, NPR, The Atlantic, Reuters, The Guardian, Newsmax, The Washington Times, Breaking Defense, and Task & Purpose. Only One America News (OAN) has said it will sign."
The Pentagon is requiring reporters to sign an agreement obligating them to publish only Defense Department‑authorized information or to surrender press credentials and vacate Pentagon facilities. The edict forces reporters into a choice between compliance that converts journalism into propaganda or refusal to preserve integrity. The policy's vague and overbroad language could brand journalists as security risks for reporting standard, non‑sensitive facts not preapproved, imperiling the First Amendment and undermining the public's right to know. Major outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Associated Press, CNN, NPR, Reuters, The Guardian and others have vowed resistance; One America News has agreed to sign. The measures form part of a media‑capture campaign that intensified after January 2026.
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