The Ministry of Defense exchanges NBC News, New York Times and other media outlets; Trump ports outlets for points
The major press organizations express their concern after the Ministry of Defense has announced changes that mean that NBC News, New York Times, Politico and National Public Radio no longer have custom work spaces in the Pentagon.
Instead, according to a memorandum sent to news institutions, there will be a media rotation program, with new outlets that take the old TV site, printing, radio and news online. It includes those who get a long -history outlets for Donald Trump – OneCA NEWS Network and Breitbart News Network, as well as New York Post, which tends to the right. The other exit, HuffPost, tends to the left.
The Pentagon spokesman, John Ullewat, wrote in a letter to news outlets that the changes are part of an attempt to “reach the limited space” of the correspondent corridors to outlets “that had not previously enjoyed the privilege and value of a journalist work from the material offices’ spaces” in the Ministry of Defense. He said that the courses will happen annually, and the outlets that give up “the areas that the Secretary lend to” will continue to obtain the same access to the Pentagon to cover the surroundings and to learn about traveling with civilian and military leaders.
The Pentagon Press Association said it had recognized the expansion of the Press Corps, but it was “very annoyed by this unprecedented step by DOD to become the very professional media that covered the Pentagon for decades, under both the republican and democratic departments.”
“The National Press Club is very interested in the decision of the Ministry of Defense to remove some media organizations from its areas allocated in the Pentagon. Any action restricts the ability of journalists to report the American government’s operations must alert all those who appreciate transparency and freedom of the press,” said Mike Bilamo, President of the National Press Club. “
The changes were announced only one week after the Senate confirmed Beit Higseth, the former Fox News host, as the new defense minister. The media who were asked to evacuate their work spaces was reported about the rock confirmation process, with reports of his severe drinking and claiming that he sexually assaulted a woman in the 2017 incident. Higseth denied these allegations. It was confirmed in a 51-50 vote, as Vice President JD VANCE broke the tie.
NBC News He said in a statement“We are disappointed by the decision to deprive us of reaching the broadcasting booth in the Pentagon that we used for several decades. Despite the great obstacles that this presents our ability to collect news and report it in the national public interest, we will continue to report the same integrity and Rigor NBC News always. ”
A NPR spokesman said, “This decision interferes with the ability of millions of Americans to listen directly from the Pentagon leadership, and with the mission of the NPR public interest to serve Americans who resort to our network from local public media stations in all fifty states. NPR will continue to report strongly and integrity in The transformation promised by this administration.
Other outlets did not immediately respond to suspension requests.
