The Trump administration has doubled down on its efforts to reshape the Pentagon press corps, evicting CNN and three other news outlets from their long-held desks to make room for conservative media.
The Trump administration has made a drastic change to the Pentagon press corps, evicting CNN and three other news outlets from their long-held desks in the building. Newsmax will take over CNN 's workspace, which has been used for live broadcasts. Additionally, the military news blog The War Zone will lose its designated area. These changes follow a similar move last week, where the Pentagon announced the removal of several other news organizations.
The Pentagon Press Association (PPA) has strongly protested both rounds of changes. In a statement, the PPA expressed its dismay at the Pentagon's decision to further reduce the number of news organizations with dedicated workspaces, arguing that the move is unfair and will disadvantage impacted outlets. The PPA maintains that there are no space constraints at the Pentagon and rejects the Pentagon's assertion that established news outlets must be removed to accommodate others.The PPA has offered to help find alternative spaces for all news organizations, but their offer appears to have been disregarded. The association is currently analyzing the implications of this decision, which is being presented as an annual occurrence. While the Pentagon has assured that current PPA members will retain their credentials to access the building, the future of the press corps remains uncertain. This latest move by the Trump administration continues a pattern of escalating tensions between the government and the media, raising concerns about press freedom and access to information
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