The Pentagon has unveiled new restrictions on the U.S. media that covers the U.S. military, requiring them to guarantee not to speak anything that has not been formally authorized to publish and limit its movement within the War Department.
The new guideline is listed in a lengthy memorandum distributed to journalists on Friday, requiring them to sign an affidavit that is expected to be followed, or risk losing a media certificate.
The move is the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration to control media coverage of its policies after he suggested that negative stories could be “illegal.”
The memo said the Pentagon “remains committed to transparency promoting accountability and public trust.”
But it added: “Even without rule, public release of information must be approved before the authorized officials are released.
The new restrictions will apply to classification and “controlled unclassified information.”
The memorandum also details new restrictions that Pentagon reporters can actually put in with the official side of the vast headquarters outside Washington.
“‘Media’ does not operate the Pentagon – people will encounter it.
The new regulations are in Hegseth Group Chat Among the remarks is a journalist.
Heseth, the former Fox News The co-host and Army National Guard veterans also reportedly shared the details in a separate signal group chain, including his wife.
spokesman The New York Times – Trump’s regular target of anger – called the new rule “a step taken by way of lowering the U.S. military in a taxpayer fee.”
National News Club President Mike Balsamo hit the new rules and called on the Pentagon to quickly cancel them.
“If news about our military must be obtained first, the public will no longer receive independent reports,” Barzamo said in a statement. “This will only get what officials are because they want to see. It should shock every American.”
