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Pentagon bars journalists from entering its press office citing re-designation <p>Revocation of access newest attempt by Trump’s defense department to restrict reporting on military affairs</p><p>Journalists may no longer enter the Pentagon’s press office, which has been designated as a classified space amid growing moves to restrict press access to the defense department.</p><p>“This is the most transparent war department in history. No amount of spin from the Fake News media will change that,” Jose Valdez, the acting defense department press secretary, said in a social media post. “The Pentagon Press Office has been redesignated as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility due to speechwriters from the Office of the Secretary of War sharing the facility.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/pentagon-journalists-press-office-access-revoked">Continue reading...</a>

The Pentagon has designated its press office a classified space. A SCIF. Journalists who still have credentials need an appointment to speak to the press secretary. This is not press relations. This is a blackout. In wartime. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

The designation of the pentagon press office as a “classified space” should alert every American citizen to the threat of disinformation and misinformation which is about to start coming from the secretary of defense and the administration in general. Remember: you can’t believe a word they say.

Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a ’classified space’ Acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying there was “nothing controversial” about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupying the space

Pentagon removes major media outlets, including NBC News, from ... Pete Hegseth during his official arrival at the Pentagon as secretary of defense on Jan. 27, 2025. Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images Share Add NBC News to Google Feb. 1, 2025, 1:01 AM EST / Updated Feb. 1, 2025, 12:41 PM EST By Amanda Terkel WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced Friday night that it will institute a new “annual media rotation program” for its in-house press corps, effectively removing several major news outlets, including NBC News, from their Pentagon office spaces in favor of other outlets. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In addition to NBC News, The New York Times, National Public Radio and Politico must vacate their dedicated workspaces. The news organizations learned about the new directive in a memo sent to the press corps without being individually notified, and an accompanying email included a message that read, in part, “no additional information will be provided at this time.” “For over a half-century, the Pentagon Press Corps has benefited from working out of individual office spaces that provide coveted and open…

First Thing: Defense department bars reporters from Pentagon press room <p>Spokesperson claims Trump administration has ‘the most transparent war department in history’ despite ban on journalists using Pentagon facility. Also, more than 1,000 Marilyn Monroes descend on Palm Springs</p><p>Good morning.</p><p>In another apparent affront to press freedom from the Trump administration, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/01/pentagon-journalists-press-office-access-revoked">journalists may no longer enter the Pentagon’s press office</a>, which has been designated as a classified space.</p><p><strong>How ha</strong><strong>ve the media reacted?</strong> After the defense department announced sweeping restrictions in October, many longtime reporters refused to agree and began turning over their press passes. The department then announced a “next generation of the Pentagon press corps” featuring 60 journalists from far-right outlets. The New York Times sued the Pentagon over those policies, which designated journalists as “security risks”, and a federal judge found in the Times’s favor in March.</p><p><strong>What is making the fund controversial?</strong> The terms of t…