ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox & NBC tell the Pentagon to stick their pre-approval agreement where the sun does not shine
Fox News Is Among 4 Other Major News Organizations Rejecting Pentagon’s Attack On Journalistic Freedom In Joint Statement
“The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections," ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News Media and NBC News said in a joint statement.
Taiyler S. Mitchell Oct 14, 2025, 05:32 PM EDT
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-among-other-major-news-organizations-rejecting-pentagon-attack-joint-statement_n_68ee8c17e4b09c6fd0c419c1
Fox News is one of five major broadcast networks that released a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Pentagon’s new press policy, which infringes on journalistic freedom.
“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,” the statement from Fox News Media, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News read.
In September, the Department of Defense announced a new policy that requires information to “be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.”
Fox News’ rejection of the new demands is especially noteworthy because the network is conservative and largely pro-Trump. It is also the former employer of Pete Hegseth, who now leads the Department of Defense. Hegseth, a former co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend, argued Monday that “Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right.”