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Trump administration 2024-2028
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New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won’t sign new Pentagon rules
News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a U.S. Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.
www.ctvnews.ca
So news orgs wont be going along…
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You can still have leaks without reporters in the building itself.New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won’t sign new Pentagon rules
News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a U.S. Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.
So news orgs wont be going along…
Now, if ALL reporters covering U.S. politics had to sign NDA's - but how likely is that, right? Not on my bingo card, but a lot of what's happened since inauguration weren't, either, so ...
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You can still have leaks without reporters in the building itself.
Now, if ALL reporters covering U.S. politics had to sign NDA's - but how likely is that, right? Not on my bingo card, but a lot of what's happened since inauguration weren't, either, so ...
I'm no expert but isn't a 'free press' hindered by signing NDAs?
I guess that's the idea though, of course...
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Me neither, but I agree. I think that's part of the point the Pentagon press saying "no, thanks" is trying to make.
You can't blame people for thinking that when we see this kind of stuff, for sure.
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Pretty good high level explainer thread on the ebb and flow of press access and reporting on US military operations since 1812:
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When you view your JAG lawyers with significant experience within DoD and relevant legislation as 'roadblocks to progress', odds are good you are going something really stupid and ignoring people trying to keep you from breaking the law.A worrisome state of affairs
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Meh, I've seen JAG lawyers RTU'd from theatre due to performance - obviously not the same scale as the above. There are probably divided legal opinions on the subject conveniently omitted. CNN does negatively sensationalize everything the 47 administration does.