Press freedom groups slam Pentagon's revised media policy
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In the wake of a court defeat on First Amendment grounds, the Pentagon put in place a new media policy this week, relocating journalists to an annex and requiring escorts into the building.
But press freedom groups say the revamped policy remains problematic and are accusing the Pentagon of violating a federal judge's order.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman on March 20 blocked a policy that sought to bar news outlets from reporting information not officially sanctioned for release by agency heads. The New York Times sued the Pentagon over the policy in December, saying it violated free speech, free press and due process protections under the Constitution.
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Parnell announced a new policy for media access to the Pentagon, including closing the “Correspondents’ Corridor,” a longtime workspace for journalists in the Pentagon.
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