Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Press Corps
The Defense Department announced on Wednesday that a “new generation” of journalists would be given access to the Pentagon after they signed rules on access to the building that were rejected by most major news organizations.
The announcement, posted on X by Sean Parnell, the chief Defense Department spokesman, did not name the journalists or outlets. But numerous right-wing, pro-Trump online outlets said they were among those that had agreed to the rules, including The Gateway Pundit; Human Events; LindellTV; Frontlines, an arm of Turning Point USA; and The National Pulse.
Last week, the Pentagon began restricting access to the sprawling building, allowing in only journalists who signed a 21-page document governing everything from soliciting tips to parking to photography. Dozens of journalists from national outlets — including the major TV news networks, wire services, and The New York Times and other newspapers — declined to sign the policy, citing concerns that it curbed their First Amendment rights, and handed in their press passes.
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