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Dozens of journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work,

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

  2. The Guardian

    Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Reporters who declined to sign new set of Pentagon rules had to clear out of world’s largest military headquarters

  3. Black Enterprise

    Journalists Return Badges, Exit Pentagon, In Refusal Of Agreeing To New Reporting Rules (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Dozens of reporters at the Pentagon returned their badges and left the building in protest of new government rules limiting their reporting.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Dozens of journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work,

  5. WHDH Boston

    Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work,

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Journalists turned in their access badges and exited Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power

  7. Breitbart News

    Reporters Turn in Their Badges over Recent Pentagon Press Rules (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Pentagon’s Tuesday deadline for reporters to sign its new press access agreement has passed, and journalists have turned in their badges.

  8. The Week

    Pentagon reporters turn in badges after refusing rules (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    They refused to sign a restrictive new press policy imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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