Pentagon’s revised press rules are unacceptable, journalists’ group says

The Washington Post·Oct 8

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A journalists' group has criticized the pentagon's revised press rules as unacceptable. The rules are also being challenged in court, with a federal judge finding that the pentagon is violating a court order to restore access to reporters. News outlets are broadly rejecting the new rules, which some experts say are just as restrictive to press freedom as the previous ones.

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