The Defense Department on Monday loosened and clarified its new restrictions for press access to the Pentagon, after more than two weeks of negotiations with national news organizations.
Under the rules, journalists requiring credentials to the Pentagon will not need approval from the department before publishing articles with information not officially released. News organizations widely interpreted an earlier draft as requiring that approval, drawing their condemnation.
“Members of the news media are not required to submit their writings” to the department before publication, the new draft says. The draft does, however, outline rules under which journalists could be deemed “security risks” and have their credentials revoked.
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