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What media outlets refuse Pentagon rules?

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Major U.S. news outlets, including the New York Times, Associated Press, Newsmax, CBS News, and Fox News, are refusing to sign or abide by new Pentagon press rules that restrict reporting and threaten to revoke access for non-compliance. These organizations argue the rules hinder routine news gathering and threaten journalistic protections.

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Major U.S. news media outlets refusing to sign new Pentagon rules

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  • Major U.S. news outlets are refusing to follow new Pentagon reporting restrictions. 9s
  • Journalists could be labeled security risks for publishing unapproved information. 29s
  • The new policy is criticized as unprecedented and threatening to press freedoms. 53s
  • Even Fox News, where Defense Secretary Hackseth previously worked, opposes the rules. 1m 1s
  • Journalists refusing the rules have been told to return their Pentagon press passes. 1m 43s
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Major U.S. news media outlets refusing to sign new Pentagon rules
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CBC News
12 hours ago
Major U.S. news media outlets refusing to sign new Pentagon rules

Journalists representing every major American news outlet are refusing to abide by the new Pentagon restrictions.

Major U.S. news media outlets refusing to sign new Pentagon rules
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CBC News
12 hours ago
Major U.S. news media outlets refusing to sign new Pentagon rules

Even the pro-Trump Fox News media signed on to oppose the Pentagon rules.

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CBS News
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CBS News joined other major news organizations in declining to accept new Pentagon coverage restrictions.

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Scripps News
22 hours ago
Major news outlets refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

New York Times, Associated Press, and Newsmax are among five outlets refusing to sign new Pentagon press rules.

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