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Pentagon Removes NBC News, NYT, Other Media From Offices in New Rotation Program
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The Pentagon will begin a new annual rotation program for media that requires several outlets, including NBC News, the New York Times and National Public Radio, to vacate their physical offices to allow for others – like Breitbart News, the New York Post and One America News Network – to get their turn.
The Friday announcement from the Department of Defense, now led by former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, will also remove Politico from its established in-house workspace.
The outgoing news orgs learned about the directive in a wide memo without individual notification or additional explanation, and takes effect in two weeks. The move comes a week after Hegseth was confirmed in the Senate by a narrow margin.
“For over a half-century, the Pentagon Press Corps has benefited from working out of individual office spaces that provide coveted and open access to some of the Department’s top military and civilian leaders,” reads the memo, from Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot.
NBC News said it was disappointed by the decision “to deny us access to a broadcasting booth at the Pentagon that we’ve used for many decades. Despite the significant obstacles this presents to our ability to gather and report news in the national public interest, we will continue to report with the same integrity and rigor NBC News always has.”
The new outlets rotating in are One America News Network, the New York Post, Breitbart News Network and HuffPost as new organizations that will rotate in and out from the space.
“This move to expel The Times and other independent, fact-based news outlets from the Pentagon’s press spaces is a concerning development,” the NYT wrote in a Saturday statement. “The Department of Defense has the largest discretionary budget in the government, millions of Americans in uniform under its direction and control of a vast arsenal funded by taxpayers. The Times is committed to covering the Pentagon fully and fairly. Steps designed to impede access are clearly not in the public interest.”
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The Pentagon recently announced a new rotation program that will see several major media outlets, including NBC News and The New York Times, removed from their offices within the building. This decision has sparked controversy and raised questions about press freedom and access to information.
The rotation program is designed to give different media organizations the opportunity to have a physical presence at the Pentagon, but it also means that some outlets will have to vacate their offices to make room for others. The move has been met with criticism from those who argue that it could limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs effectively and could be seen as a form of censorship.
The Pentagon has defended the decision, stating that the rotation program is intended to promote fairness and diversity in media coverage of the Department of Defense. They have emphasized that all accredited media organizations will still have access to press briefings and other events, regardless of whether they have an office in the building.
As this story continues to unfold, it raises important questions about the relationship between the government and the media, and the role of journalists in holding those in power accountable. It will be interesting to see how this rotation program impacts the coverage of the Pentagon and whether it will have any lasting effects on press freedom.
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