Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges but plan to keep reporting
Pentagon reporters returned press badges after refusing to sign restrictive guidelines, ending decades of in-house coverage and reducing journalists' direct access to decision-makers.
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters surrendered Pentagon access badges and left rather than accept Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's rules restricting military reporting.
Pete Hegseth's attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure | Margaret Sullivan
Reporters refuse to sign a Pentagon agreement restricting publication to defense-authorized information, preserving independent journalism over state-controlled reporting.