Hundreds of people cover the Pentagon. These are the 15 who signed its new press policy.
Only 15 people had signed the Defense Department’s new press policy as of Thursday afternoon, according to an internal government document viewed by The Washington Post.
Journalists from nearly every major U.S. news outlet, including The Washington Post, turned in their press badges Wednesday after refusing to adhere to the new rules for reporters at the Pentagon, which prohibit soliciting any information the government doesn’t authorize reporters to have. But a contingent of smaller outlets, foreign media, freelancers and MAGA-friendly press did sign on.
The list of signatories included four reporters from right-wing outlets: one from the website the Federalist, one from the Epoch Times newspaper, and two from the cable network One America News.
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