Mainstream media quit Pentagon rather than sign pledge

The Pentagon issued an ultimatum to its press corps: sign a pledge not to report leaks or other info the Pentagon does not approve, even if it's unclassified, or get out. Today, every mainstream media outlet got out. Refusing the press policy were ABC News, AL-Monitor, the Associated Press, The Atlantic, Aviation Week, Axios, Bloomberg News, Breaking Defense, C4ISRNET, CBS News, CNN, Defense Daily, Defense News, Defense One, The Economist, Federal Times, The Financial Times, Fox News, The Guardian, The Hill, HuffPost, Military Times, MSNBC, NBC News, The New York Times, Newsmax, NewsNation, NPR, PBS Newshour, Politico, RealClearPolitics, Reuters, Task & Purpose, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Post, The Washington Times and WTOP News. — Read the rest
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