Hegseth Orders Reporters to Publish Only His Talking Points [View all]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has introduced new guidelines that heavily restrict press freedom at the so-called “Department of War.”

Reporters will now need express approval from the department in order to publish any information gathered at the Pentagon, and are forbidden from accessing most of the building without an escort.

Journalists will be made to sign compliance forms pledging to protect “sensitive information” and will be stripped of their credentials if they do not adhere to the new rules.

In a new memo, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell said that these “physical control measures” announced in May are now in effect.

“All members of the press issued a Pentagon Facility Alternate Credential (PFAC) will be required to read and sign a new in–brief form outlining information security requirements, the new physical control measures, and Department of War expectations of their compliance with safety and security requirements,” the memo, obtained by The Daily Wire, reads.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth-orders-reporters-to-only-publish-his-talking-points/

I fully expect this administration to go after any reporter who dares write anything defense-related obtained from inside sources.