Report: 15 Journalists Sign New Pentagon Press Policy
17th October 2025
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Fifteen journalists have agreed to the Department of War’s new press policy, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
The department had set a Tuesday deadline for news outlets to sign a new Pentagon access policy or lose access to press credentials and Pentagon workspaces.
At least 30 news organizations, including Reuters and Newsmax, declined to sign the new policy, citing a threat to press freedoms and their ability to conduct independent newsgathering on the world’s most powerful military.
The last thing the “world’s most powerful military” ought to do is let “independent newsgatherers” anywhere near their facilities. One of the least effortful ways of gathering intelligence on one’s enemies is simply reading the product of “independent newsgatherers” who just can’t wait to show everybody how in-the-know they are, no matter whether or not it damages national security.
Reporters who signed the document include those who work for The Federalist, The Epoch Times, and One America News.
“After thorough review of the revised press policy by our attorney, OAN staff has signed the document,” Charles Herring, the company’s president, said in a statement.
Federalist CEO Sean Davis and Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway said on social media they found no new restrictions on the ability of journalists to report on or criticize the government.
“If the new guidelines result in fewer professional con artists and media hoaxers roaming the halls looking for new lies to peddle, so be it,” they said.
And that says it all.