expels the big media, including a Spaniard

Only journalists from conservative-leaning media, about 60, They will have access to the Pentagon in Donald Trump’s umpteenth war against journalism.

The new Pentagon regulations are unacceptable in any rule of law. These force the journalists They can only publish official information and that the media for which they work commit, in writing, to Don’t get unauthorized or classified files. That is to say, It is considered illegal for journalists to ask their sources for any type of information.

Also press access is limited to certain areasseveral media outlets with extensive credentials have been evicted from their years-long assigned workspaces in the Pentagon and created exclusive spaces for creators pódcasts and, including, youtubers, almost all of them pro-Trump.

Pseudomedios ultras pro Trump

In this new US propaganda machine, the beneficiaries are the conservative media. Among those who accepted the Pentagon’s restrictive rules are: Frontlinesa subsidiary of the Turning Point organization, founded by murdered activist Charlie Kirk and other digital media that openly support the Trump Administration, such as The Gateway Pindit y The National Pulse.

It also has accreditation One America News Networkand pro-Trump far-right pseudomedia and promoter of conspiracy theories and Russian disinformation.

The Department of Defense has classified these groups of journalists, some of them without university training and streamers on social networks, as “independent journalists of a broad spectrum.” So independent that all of them have a Trumpist tendency.

The ban on non-conservative media began last week. The Pentagon has already begun to restrict access to its building, allowing entry only to journalists who sign a 21-page document that regulated all the new rules.

The EFE agency, expelled

Many of the most important media outlets in the US, such as The New York Times, Reuters, Associated Press o to CNN They refused to sign that document. They have also joined, The Washington Post, Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, the station NPR, The HuffPost and the specialized publication Breaking Defense.

The Spanish news agency Efe nor did it accept these new rules under the argument, defended by the rest of the expelled media, of that these rules violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution which protects civil rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

For more than 50 years, journalists with Pentagon access credentials, many of them with their own desk in the gigantic complex, could approach the offices of senior officials to request information about troop movements or the destination of funds, interview military leaders in the hallways and receive updates from spokespersons.

However, since the new Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, took office last January, the Department’s relations with the press have changed dramatically. The usual press conferences also ended.

In fact, in May access to declassified areas where the press usually moved was restricted, polygraph tests were ordered to identify those responsible for leaks and months later it announced these controversial rules, put into effect a week ago and which as of this Wednesday expel any non-Trumpist journalist.