The Pentagon's efforts to restrict media access and demand pre-approval of reporting are destructive to oversight and will ultimately diminish the military's ability to communicate with the public.

“What these new restrictions will do, like you said, like reporters, they're not going to stop reporting because they can't walk around the halls. But like in totality, it slowly chips away at their media access and their ability to do their job”

The Pentagon's new policy requiring reporters to submit coverage for approval before publication is a clear violation of the First Amendment and an attempt to penalize journalism.

“It feels like this couldn't be a more obvious First Amendment violation.”