Pentagon Kicks Media Out, Reporters Walk Out

0:00On March 23, the Pentagon is set to issue new press credentials to reporters, but will kick media offices out of the building itself. This comes after a federal judge ruled in favor of the New York Times and a lawsuit over restricted access. The judge found the defense department's policy on credentials violated reporter's rights. Pentagon officials disagree with the decision and plan to appeal it right away. They'll move the reporters who refuse the new rules to an annex on the grounds, but outside the main building. No word yet on when that space will be ready. Reporters from outlets like the New York Times and the Associated Press walked out rather than agreed to the policy. Most of the current Pentagon press corps consists of conservative media that signed on. Those holdouts have kept covering military news from afar. Access inside for press conferences and interviews will continue, but only with escorts from the public affairs team. The lawsuit targeted the Pentagon and defense secretary, Pete Hagseth, claiming it infringed

1:00on free speech and due process. Meanwhile, the Associated Press has a separate case pending an appeals court against the Trump administration. It alleges reduced White House access as punishment for not renaming the Gulf of Mexico. We'll keep watching how these access bites play out for the press. That's the story for today. entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with the story.