10/16/2025
“Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to [government-imposed restrictions on their work]...
News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that would leave [journalists vulnerable to expulsion] if they sought to report on information — classified or otherwise — that had not been approved by Hegseth for release.”
“Shortly after 4, about 40 to 50 journalists left together after handing in badges.
‘It’s sad, but I’m also really proud of the press corps that we stuck together,’ said Nancy Youssef, a reporter for The Atlantic who has had a desk at the Pentagon since 2007.”
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The refusal was near-unanimous, from trade publications, wire services, television networks and newspapers, and included outlets that appeal largely to conservatives like Fox News Channel and Newsmax.