The purpose of the new rules is to “stop activity that could compromise national security,” the Defense Department said in response to a New York Times lawsuit.
Category: Freedom of the Press
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Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices
The Post, in its first legal filing since the government searched the home of a reporter last week, had demanded the return of the seized materials.
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Katherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB
Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.
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New Pentagon Press Corps Test-Drives the Briefing Room
A new group of media figures was given credentials to cover the Pentagon after many traditional news outlets refused to sign its new reporting rules.
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White House Limits Reporters’ Access to Press Secretary’s Office
The move broke from generations of precedent and added to the Trump administration’s growing list of restraints on the news media.
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Indiana University Lifts Ban on Printing News in College Newspaper
The university faced fierce criticism after it fired the director of student media and said that news coverage could be published only online.
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When This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying
The administration often criticizes journalists, but the treatment of Shirish Dáte, a reporter for HuffPost, stands out.
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When This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying
The administration often criticizes journalists, but the treatment of Shirish Dáte, a reporter for HuffPost, stands out.
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Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules
The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.
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Indiana University Fires Adviser to Student Newspaper and Bars Print Publication
The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the paper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition.
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Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions
The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
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Press Group Condemns New Pentagon Rules on Reporting
Representatives of news organizations have been negotiating with the Pentagon since the department first released a set of new rules last month.