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New York (AP) – The Trump administration on Friday doubled the number of news organizations that raise it from its workshops in the Pentagon for recycling in more friendly ports.
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CNN, Washington Post, Hill, the war zone will be asked to leave its areas, with newsmax, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Free Press, according to a memorandum from John Ullyot, Assistant Minister of Defense Ptee Higseth.
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The decision, which was described by the Pentagon Journalist, which was “unreasonable”, continues a pattern of hostility towards journalists by the administration, which this week said it is looking to cancel the contributions in the media paid by federal government agencies.
“By delivering the office space that the Secretary lends to you, you will ensure that other ports will enjoy the same opportunity to cover the finest in our nation closely to the offices of the offices inside the Pentagon walls this year and every year to move forward,” Ullewat wrote.
It is common for news outlets to occupy space in places such as the White House and government forces to reach the fastest officials who need to perform their jobs and get stories quickly. Pentagon does not prevent the outlets of the absolute ports from covering them, which makes it difficult for them to perform their functions.
“Its mission to report the Ministry of Defense, the US military and the Trump administration will continue regardless of the office’s arrangements. We will not deviate from our duty to keep the three fair and completely,” said CNN.
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Likewise, the Washington Post said it would continue to cover the Pentagon independently and fairly, regardless of the office area.
The Pentagon announced the new rotation policy a week ago, saying that NBC News, New York Times, NPR and Politico would be asked to evacuate. Their spaces should be taken by Onerica News Network, The New York Post, Breitbart News and HuffPost.
The Times, Washington Post, CNN and Selitico are all organizations that President Donald Trump was criticizing. Each of the ports that was recycled this week was more supportive in its coverage.
None of the outlets provided by the administration asked any more space than the Pressagon Press Association, which generally works for a space for journalists. The association said that some of them are already in the Pentagon.
The association said in a statement on Friday that it “shocked and disappointed with the decision”.
The association said: “Instead of reviewing its approach after good communication this week from more than 20 news organizations, it appears that the Ministry of Defense is multiplying an unreasonable policy towards news means that covered the US military for decades,” the association said.
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The association said that it does not believe that there are restrictions on a space in the Pentagon, and its display to find a space for everyone “ignored”.
Many news outlets that contain the Pentagon’s work in it invested in a significant way, to obtain reliable access to the Internet, or in the case of television networks, which enable them to submit live reports immediately during urgent news stories.
Ullyot rejected the arguments of the press, saying that most of the pentagon outlets do not have office space, and some TV means do not have a problem in carrying their equipment every day.
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David Boder writes about the AP media and entertainment intersection. Follow it on http://x.com/dbaudr and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social
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