New blow to the right to information in the Pentagon. The headquarters of the War Department USA announced this Monday his decision to veto the entry of journalists to the Pentagon press office when considering that space as “classified”. “The Pentagon press office has been redesigned as a information compartmentalized sensible“because its personnel handle “classified material on a routine basis,” acting spokesman for the Department of Defense headquarters, Joe Valdez, said in a statement.
This is a new movement for restrict access to the media in the department he directs Pete Hegsethalthough Valdez tried to remove iron from the measure and framed it in a redistribution of the space, now occupied by the staff in charge of writing speeches.
Escorts
For years, journalists accredited to the Pentagon could move freely to be able to speak with press officials and other sources, but last October many media outlets, including The New York Times or the AFP and Reuters agencies, returned their credentials after refusing to comply with the restrictions imposed that forced them to be escorted while they were inside the building.
Previously, eight media outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN, NBC and NPR were forced to vacate their assigned spaces in the Pentagon, which had ordered space created for other, predominantly conservative, media.
