
Pentagon to remove longstanding press offices after judge reinstates New York Times credentials
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The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters' access to the building.
The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters' access to the building, a department official announced Monday.
An area of the Pentagon known as "Correspondents' Corridor" that reporters have used for decades to cover the U.S. military will close immediately, department spokesperson Sean Parnell said. Journalists will eventually be able to work from an "annex" outside the building, which he said "will be available when ready." He offered no details about how long that will take.
The Pentagon Press Association said the announcement "is a clear violation of the letter and spirit of last week's ruling."
"At such a critical time, we ask why the Pentagon is choosing to restrict vital press freedoms that help inform all Americans," the association said.
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