Federal judge rules Pentagon press restrictions unconstitutional in New York Times lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that the Pentagon's press credentialing policy violated the First and Fifth Amendments in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times. The policy required journalists to sign agreements restricting information gathering and resulted in many major outlets losing access to the Pentagon. Following the ruling, the Pentagon announced it would appeal and implemented new restrictions including removing media offices from the Pentagon building.
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This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 16 outlets covered it, splitting into 16 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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4 bias groups
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
HuffPost
Pentagon Will Remove Media Offices After Judge Reinstates New York Times Press Credentials
Pentagon violates court ruling spirit
Breitbart
Federal Judge Strikes Down Pentagon Press Credential Rule, Administration to Appeal
National security concerns vs press access
First to report
- Politicofirst
- Al Jazeera+1.0 h
- Washington Post+1.5 h
- NPR+3.0 h
- Wall Street Journal+3.1 h
- BBC+18.0 h
- Mother Jones+21.1 h
- Breitbart+28.5 h
- Reuters+71.9 h
- New York Times+75.1 h
- Axios+76.4 h
- CNN+76.6 h
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How each outlet covered it
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The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss - The New York Times”T New York Times LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Federal Judge Strikes Down Pentagon Press Credential Rule, Administration to Appeal”B Breitbart RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Pentagon adopts new press restrictions after court order against previous limits - Reuters” · The Hill, AP News, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, Politico, BBC, Axios, Reuters
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HPHuffPost Pentagon Will Remove Media Offices After Judge Reinstates New York Times Press Credentials 172d ago MJMother Jones Judge Sides With New York Times Against Pentagon's Press Restrictions - Mother Jones 174d ago NPRNPR U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage 175d ago CNNCNN After losing in court, the Pentagon moves to restrict press access again - CNN 172d ago TNew York Times Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss - The New York Times 172d ago WPWashington Post Pentagon press policy ruled unconstitutional in case brought by N.Y. Times - The Washington Post 175d ago CENTER6
HThe Hill NY Times knocks updated Pentagon reporting restrictions in new filing 170d ago APAP News Pentagon spokesman says it will issue new press credentials but remove media offices PBSPBS NewsHour Pentagon faces another legal challenge over new media rules 171d ago PPolitico Federal judge reverses Pentagon press restrictions - Politico 175d ago AAxios Pentagon revises rules for journalists after lawsuit loss, raising press group's ire 172d ago RReuters Pentagon adopts new press restrictions after court order against previous limits - Reuters 172d ago 7 tracked claims across 16 outlets
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The ruling comes amid recent US military incursions into Venezuela and ongoing war with Iran.
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