Reporter at Right-Leaning Epoch Times Resigns Over New Pentagon Rules, Says Outlet Was 'Merely Repeating State Narrative [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Oct 19th, 2025, 6:24 pm
Andrew Thornebrooke, a national security reporter at the right-leaning The Epoch Times, has resigned after the outlet agreed to the Pentagon’s new press restrictions, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
Thornebrooke, in his resignation letter on Friday, said agreeing to the new rules was a decision to “abdicate our responsibility as journalists in favor of merely repeating state narratives.”
His letter also contained the following passage: “I can no longer reconcile my role with the direction the paper has chosen, including its increasing willingness to promote partisan materials, publish demonstrably false information, & manipulate the reporting of its ground staff to shape the worldview of our readers.”
The Times reported he also criticized the outlet for referring to Antifa as a terrorist organization.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/reporter-at-right-leaning-epoch-times-resigns-over-new-pentagon-rules-says-outlet-was-merely-repeating-state-narratives/
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