Major News Outlets Reject Pentagon's New Press Policy
The Spin
Hegseth's authoritarian press gag order forces reporters to surrender First Amendment rights or face Pentagon banishment. Every major outlet, from NPR to Newsmax, rejected these Orwellian rules requiring government permission to publish even unclassified information. This isn't journalism policy — it's fascist state media control that violates constitutional press freedom.
Pentagon access is a privilege requiring basic security measures, not a constitutional right to roam sensitive areas freely. The new policy simply requires press badges and escorts in classified zones, and prohibits soliciting policy violations — standard rules at every military installation. Mainstream media lies about pre-approval requirements for stories to manufacture outrage over common-sense security protocols.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 30% chance that the White House will revoke the media credentials of reporters from two media outlets before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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