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Erik Wemple
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Washington Post Reporter Was an FBI Target, and Is Now a Pulitzer Prize Winner
Hannah Natanson’s reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.
Pentagon Can Temporarily Require Escorts for Journalists
An appeals panel ruled that the Defense Department can require escorts for reporters in the building while it fights an earlier decision that overturned many…
Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman
The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.
Pentagon Asks Court to Keep Its Restrictions on Journalists
The Defense Department wants to keep in place a policy requiring escorts for journalists in the building while it appeals a court decision that tossed…
Pentagon Appeals Court Decisions Gutting Its Press Restrictions
The Defense Department filed a formal notice that it intended to fight a federal judge’s recent rulings that its press restrictions were unconstitutional.
Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon
A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by…
Trump Threatens Jail if Journalists Protect Certain Iran Sources
The president indicated he would ask an unnamed media outlet to reveal the sources behind its coverage of Iran’s successful strike on a U.S. fighter…
Trump’s Media-Bashing Is Coming Back to Bite Him in Court
Judges have cited attacks on the press by the president and his appointees when ruling against the government in at least three court cases.
New York Times Accuses Pentagon of Defying Court Order
The company said in a legal filing that the department sought to fashion an “end run” when it issued revised media rules on Monday.
Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss
The Defense Department said it would close the Pentagon’s work area for journalists, among other changes, after a judge found the existing media policy unconstitutional.
