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Pentagon in chaos

Pentagon in chaos as dozens of journalists walk out refusing government reporting rules

In a bold move, dozens of journalists handed in their access badges and walked out of the Pentagon on Wednesday, refusing to comply with government-imposed restrictions on their reporting. This action further distances reporters from the heart of American military power.

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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

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Why have journalists walked out of the Pentagon?

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Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect

Dozens of journalists who cover the U.S. Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect.

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Opinion

The Manhattan MercuryOpinion

FROM THE PUBLISHER | The principled stand of the Pentagon journalists

Tip of the editorial cap to the journalists who stood up for press freedom at the Pentagon earlier this week, walking out of the place rather than agreeing to do

University of Delaware

May 5-6: Media and Democracy Summit

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Ithaca Initiative at the University of Delaware Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration and the incubator for Media Education and Development (iMEdD) have announced plans to host the second ...

WGLT

Interview: Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells of leadership in turbulent times

Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin told a crowd of about 1,200 people at Illinois Wesleyan University on Monday night that Bloomington-Normal favorite son Adlai Stevenson II was her commencement speaker the year she graduated college.

The Daily Signal

The Rise of Conservative Media in America

Rob Bluey is president and executive editor of The Daily Signal. Send an email to Rob. Editor’s note: These are lightly edited remarks of a speech that Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey gave to the National Conservatism Conference on ...

The Nation

25 Years Ago, the Battle of Seattle Showed Us What Democracy Looks Like

The protests against the WTO Conference in 1999 were short-lived. But their legacy has reverberated through American political life ever since. Members of the Rainforest Action Network putting up a banner in front of the Seattle Space Needle in November 1999.

The Stanford Daily

Snapchat and Khan Academy founders weigh in on technology’s impact on democracy

The founder-chief executives of Khan Academy and Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. said they believe that tech advancements have improved overall quality of life in America, despite the complex impacts of technology and AI on democracy. Sal Khan and Evan ...