More than two dozen news organizations operate out of the Pentagon, including Reuters, reporting on the daily activities of the U.S. military.
- "To be clear, the outlets that vacate the spaces loaned them by the secretary (of defense) will remain full members of the Pentagon Press Corps," said John Ullyot, acting assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs.
- "The only change will be giving up their physical workspaces in the building to allow new outlets to have their turn to become resident members of the Pentagon Press Corps."
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, in an unprecedented move, announced late Friday it would remove four media organizations including The New York Times from their dedicated office spaces in the Pentagon, citing a desire to make room for others.
Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices
By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliFebruary 1, 20253:34 PM PST Updated 12 hours ago
The memo on a "New Annual Media Rotation Program" said it would also remove National Public Radio, NBC News and Politico, which must vacate their spaces by February 14
- In their place, it would give dedicated office space to the New York Post, One America News Network, Breitbart News Network and HuffPost News.
Each year going forward, one outlet from print, online, television and radio will rotate out of the Pentagon "to allow a new outlet from the same medium that has not had the unique opportunity to report as a resident member of the Pentagon Press Corps," the memo said.
Defense Department Swaps Out NBC News, New York Times And Other Media From Workspaces; Trump-Friendly Outlets To Get Spots
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Trump removing major news outlets from Pentagon office space
Pentagon to move NBC, Politico, NPR out of dedicated media workspaces - The Washington Post
The #Pentagon announced a major shake-up in its press corps Friday night, replacing several mainstream media giants with smaller, pro-Trump outlets as part of a new “annual media rotation program.”
Under this plan, One America News Network (OANN) is set to take over NBC News’ long-held space in the #Pentagon press room. Meanwhile, Breitbart News will replace National Public Radio (NPR), and The New York Post will be moving into the spot currently occupied by The New York
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