Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Lockout: What’s Lost When Reporters Leave the Building | Analysis

Pete Hegseth's Pentagon Lockout: Impact on Journalism

Major media outlets, including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR, are rejecting Pete Hegseth's new Pentagon access rules, resulting in a significant media exodus.

According to Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic, journalists have been working in the Pentagon since World War II, making this absence unprecedented.

"It's a sad day,"

said Youssef, as reporters cleaned out their desks ahead of the deadline to accept the new rules.

Author's summary: Journalists exit Pentagon over new access rules.

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