https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-press-access-new-york-times-lawsuit-4902b47079139202a906921e6c685a80NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Pentagon, attempting to overturn new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that have led to most mainstream media outlets being banished from the building.The newspaper said the rules violate the Constitution’s freedom of speech and due process provisions, since they give Hegseth the power to determine on his own whether a reporter should be banned. Outlets such as the Times walked out of the Pentagon rather than agree to the rules as a condition for getting a press credential.The Pentagon press room now includes mostly conservative outlets that agreed to the rules, and representatives from those organizations participated Tuesday in a briefing with Hegseth’s press secretary.“The policy is an attempt to exert control over reporting the government dislikes,” said Charles Stadtlander, spokesman for the Times. The newspaper filed the case with the U.S. District Court in Washington.The Pentagon had no immediate response to a request for comment on lawsuit.
Many still reporting on Pentagon from afarDespite losing credentials, outlets denied access to the Pentagon have continued reporting on the military. They have led coverage this past week on stories that questioned Hegseth’s role in military strikes on boats with alleged drug smugglers, including one targeted with a second strike after survivors were spotted.Nevertheless, the Times said denial of access to the Pentagon restricts its reporters’ ability to do their job. Because the new policy gives Hegseth the right to oust reporters working on stories he does not like, even if those stories do not involve classified information, it has a chilling effect on journalists, the newspaper argued in court papers. Lawyers are also concerned similar restrictions will be put in place at other federal agencies.The Pentagon has argued that the policy imposes “common sense” rules that protect the military from release of information that could put them in danger. During her briefing Tuesday, Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the legacy media outlets are not missed.“The American people don’t trust these propagandists because they stopped telling the truth,” Wilson said. “So, we’re not going to beg these old gatekeepers to come back and we’re not rebuilding a broken model just to appease them.”Outlets that reach millions barredSeveral news outlets whose coverage reaches millions of people, including The Associated Press, Washington Post and CNN, asked the Pentagon for access to Wilson’s briefing. They were denied and told it was for credentialed press only.
The Times is citing Wilson’s “propagandists” comment as evidence that the Pentagon is discriminating against reporters for their points of view. That is the same argument that the AP is making to stop President Donald Trump from denying access to its journalists to events in the Oval Office and Air Force One. The AP case is currently wending its way through the federal court system.Times lawyers say they believe their viewpoint discrimination case is stronger because Times reporters no longer have credentials to enter the Pentagon. AP journalists are able to enter the White House, but not to some specific newsmaking events there.The Times’ case is being filed on behalf of the newspaper and one of its reporters, Julian E. Barnes. The Defense Department, Hegseth and chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell are named as defendants.In a statement, the Pentagon Press Association, a group that represents journalists who cover the agency, said it was encouraged by the Times’ “effort to step up and defend press freedom. The Defense Department’s attempt to limit how credentialed reporters gather the news and what information they may publish is antithetical to a free and independent press and prohibited by the First Amendment.”While going it alone in its lawsuit in order to move quickly, the Times said it would welcome the support of other news organizations.___
Why does he have the Brendan Fraser meme hair?
>>1462662I presume it's because Kegsbreath is currently crashing out in a Brandon level of hilarity.
>>1462440Greg Gutfeld of THE Fox News Channel said it best “The left loves to use their new buzzword censorship, but like with every issue it’s always projection”
>>1462697who?
>>1462698Oh yeah I’m talking to a far left anon. *sigh* he was called Garbageman Greg Gutfeld by Gavin Newsum, democrat candidate 2028
>>1462880>Far leftSo something that doesn't exist in America given it's the far right that's on a massive free speech suppression campaign.
>>1462884It's not anyone's fault but the media's investors who are fixated on lying to wrest power from the people by swaying public opinion and manufacturing consent.
>>1462884>>Far left>So something that doesn't exist in AmericaYeah those guys all dressed in black rioting in the streets are the "moderates" of the left.>given it's the far right that's on a massive free speech suppression campaign.LMAO holy projection. That anon was 110% correct. I guess four years is a long time and you already forgot the biden admin pressuring social media to block conservatives from having an opinion.
>>1462972Asking twitter to take down vaccine misinformation is “suppressing conservative voices online?” And people in black rioting? Can you link to that happening because I haven’t seen a single image of that. Trump literally is suing colleges for them having free speech protests against Israel’s genocide. Trump is firing generals who speak up against him. Trump said service members who serve in congress should be put to death for saying you don’t have to follow an illegal order… is that all projecting my dude?
>>1462959>it's a shoot the messenger argumentInstead of shitposting on 4chan, shouldn't you be bilking magats for a fictional border wall from the comfort of a Chinese yacht, Mr. Bannon?
>>1462972So stuff that doesn't happen and ignoring the fact that trump is using the government to get comedians who make fun of him fired.
>>1462980>vaccine misinformationThe government and pharma companies were the ones pushing misinformation.
>>1462992Who was in charge of the government then?
>>1462989>If I keep saying it didn't happen people will believe me when I say Biden didn't pressure tech companies to censor conservatives on social media despite it being such a well known fact>also what people dressing in black were rioting? I didn't see anything. 2020? I was asleep.
>>1462972>Yeah those guys all dressed in black rioting in the streets are the "moderates" of the left.They aren't even left-wing, they're confused retards who are going full-fash but with a black coat of paint because they saw some equally retarded people in the 40s do it (who they would label as fash themselves if they met them or what they were fighting for btw, there weren't proud trans folx fighting the Nazis)
>>1462997Two wrongs don't make a right. At some point you need someone to stop the cycle of censorship because right now, nobody is getting uncensored. Nobody has free speech. We're just waiting until team blue comes back to censor their political opponents and accept bribes from their favorite social media sites and the cycle will continue.Meanwhile, Flock cameras still dot every street corner, accessed by any retard with a pulse and a badge anywhere in the United states, even janitors in the Coast Guard can look up the personally identifying information of his Ex, his Ex's family, and every place they have ever been if he puts "Protest" as a reason. 25 states now have Age Identification laws for internet speech in direct violation of multiple amendments. The economy is propped up by an AI oligarchy that has REPUBLICANS asking for UBI. Where does the buck end? Who puts their foot down and says "Enough"? Literally all of this is the accelerationist cycle that turns the USA into a shithole that's worse to live in than Brazil or Argentina, and I'm iffy on if it's going to end up being better than Brazil.
>>1462996>MUH LEFT/RIGHTStop being a retard for ten seconds.
>>1463004>Two wrongs don't make a right.LMAO fuck off.
>>1463009They're just going to do it to you but even harder next time. Why are you so short sighted and retarded?
>>1463005>b-bboth sides!Good morning Ivan
>>1463012And then we'll do it even harder when it's our turn again. We'll keep swinging this pendulum until the clock breaks.
