New York Times sues Pentagon over Trump team’s limits on press reporting

The paper says new rules limiting questions, movement and sourcing violate press freedoms and chill independent reporting

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The New York Times said on Thursday it is suing the US defense department and the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, after the Trump administration imposed restrictions for the press on access privileges and source-based reporting at the Pentagon.

Journalists assigned to cover the Pentagon were asked in October to agree to new rules telling them not to solicit information that had not been approved by Hegseth. The extra restrictions were also designed to limit their movements around the military command headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington DC. As a result, many leading outlets turned in their credentials in protest.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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