The Trump administration has ordered four left -hand news organizations Including the New York Times and NBC News Foot Vace Their dedicated office space in Pentagon creates new media outlets such as posts, right -handed Brightbart News, and one American news.
This decision was announced by February 14 by the Ministry of Defense's memo issued by the Spokesman John Ullyot, who wrote that THE TIMES, NBC News, NPR, and Politico had to abandon Pentagon's office space. Ta.
According to ULLYOT, this movement is one of the new annual media rotation programs designed to enable access using the new outlet from the same medium that did not have a unique opportunity to report as a resident member of Pentagon Press Corps. It is a part.
As part of this remodeling Post replaces time As a print outlet, OAN shoots NBC News spots as a cable network, BREITBART NEWS takes on the role of NPR radio outlet, and HUFFPOST owned by BUZFEED takes a Politico space.
According to the news site, Huffpost does not hire correspondents covering pentagons.
The memo emphasized that the affected news agency accessed Pentagon's briefing and continued to be a member of the Pentagon Press Corps, but lost physical workspace.
“This office space, known as a corridor corridor, is lent to the media by the Secretary of Defense. The memo states as a tribute. “
The Trump administration has repeatedly expressed his desire to provide greater access to non -traditional media, including outlets, which are advantageous outlets in the president's report.
The Pentagon Press Association Committee, a representative organization that covers military issues, has accused the decision.
“We are very struggling with this unprecedented movement by DOD to a very professional media that has covered Pentagon for decades under both the Republican and the Democratic Party.” I mentioned in a statement.
“We sought a meeting, but everyone will continue to provide information.”
The announcement was made just a week after Pete Hegousz, the Secretary of Defense, President Trump. Critics argue that the decision is to support conservative media.
Charlie Stadtlander, The Times spokesman, blamed this movement and called it “development.”
“Times is working on covering the Pentagon perfectly and fairly. The steps designed to hinder access are clearly not public interests,” he said.
NPR's spokeswoman, Isabel Lara, reflected these concerns and warned that the decision would “hinder the ability of millions of Americans to listen directly from the pentagon leaders.”
She urged Pentagon to expand the media office space to secure equal access to all news organizations.
Other affected outlets have expressed similar concerns.
Politico's senior management editor Anita Kumar calls this decision “troublesome” and NBC News spokesman Exposed disappointment to lose the broadcast booth It has been used for decades.
On the other hand, the entry outlet welcomed the decision.
A post -spokeswoman defended this movement, stating that the post deserves the existence of Pentagon as a “extensive media brand.”
OAN's spokesman, Charles Hell, said the network has been “seeking similar access to other national television news organizations.”
Remodeling the Pentagon Media access marks another chapter in a tense relationship between the Trump administration and the press.
According to concerns about the favor of the press and the increase in media, this decision is likely to promote further discussions on the role of independent journalism in the government's report.
