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Pentagon Relocates Journalists After Press Freedom Ruling

3/24/2026

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The Pentagon announced on March 23, 2026, it will relocate journalists from their workspace within the building to a separate facility.
The move follows a federal judge's ruling that the Defense Department's media policy violated press freedom and due process rights of the New York Times and one of its reporters.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the department will comply with the ruling but disagrees and plans to appeal.

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The Pentagon announced on March 23, 2026, it will relocate journalists from their workspace within the building to a separate facility.
The move follows a federal judge's ruling that the Defense Department's media policy violated press freedom and due process rights of the New York Times and one of its reporters.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the department will comply with the ruling but disagrees and plans to appeal.