Pentagon to remove media offices from building after judge strikes down rules for reporters
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- The Defense Department announced it will remove media office spaces from the Pentagon following a federal judge's ruling in favor of The New York Times challenging restrictions on reporters' access to the building.
- The Pentagon's "Correspondents' Corridor," used by journalists for decades, will close immediately, with an annex outside the building to be made available later, though no timeline was provided.
- The New York Times and the Pentagon Press Association criticized the move as violating the judge's order and press freedoms, prompting the Times to announce plans to return to court.
- The dispute stems from new Pentagon credentialing policies under the Trump administration that limited press access and imposed restrictions seen as targeting "disfavored journalists," which a judge ruled unconstitutional.
- Despite the ruling, the Pentagon will maintain some press access under escort and is appealing the decision, while the current press corps mainly consists of conservative outlets that accepted the new rules.
