Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS have all issued a joint statement about what is being asked of them over at the Pentagon.
Earlier today, we shared a list of all of the news organizations that were refusing to sign the new Pentagon Pledge rules from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Last month, a list of new rules was sent out, sharing “[The Department of War] remains committed to transparency to promote accountability and public trust. However, DoW information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.”
Now, these major networks are responding.
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“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues. The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press,” they said.