Pentagon removes major media outlets, including NBC News, from dedicated workstations in new 'rotation program'

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Source: NBC News

— The Department of Defense announced Friday night that it will institute a new “annual media rotation program” for its in-house press corps, effectively removing several major news outlets, including NBC News, from their Pentagon office spaces in favor of other outlets.

In addition to NBC News, The New York Times, National Public Radio and Politico must vacate their dedicated workspaces. The news organizations found out in a memo sent to the press corps without being individually notified, and an accompanying email included a message that read, in part, “no additional information will be provided at this time.”

“For over a half-century, the Pentagon Press Corps has benefited from working out of individual office spaces that provide coveted and open access to some of the Department’s top military and civilian leaders,” read the memo Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot sent to the Pentagon Press Association.

The new outlets rotating in are One America News Network — which will take NBC News’s spot — the New York Post, Breitbart News Network and HuffPost. "



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/pentagon-removes-major-media-outlets-nbc-news-dedicated-workstations-p-rcna190276

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Blatant political move to reward outlets friendlier to new Admin while freezing out and making coverage more difficult for mainstream but less favored NBC and the others. Cynical gaslighting to give access to Huffpost that the article says doesn't even have a Pentagon correspondent and didn't request office space.

[CentralMass]

1. The fourth f'ckng Reich.

[NotHardly]

10. In 53 days Hitler took control of Germany, we are 13 days in

[SheltieLover]

2. Maybe those news outlets will stop kissing slobby's ass?

I doubt it, but one never knows...

[Oopsie Daisy]

5. Unexpected silver linings... I hope you're right.

[Submariner]

3. The GOP was proud to have that Pentagon workspace

Here was NBC News, with the conservative Tom Brokaw, owned and operated by part of the vast military industrial complex (GE), working inside the military command structure. What could be better for sucking up and selling more GE weapons systems in-house.

If you recall Meet the RepublicansPress with Russert, Gregory and Todd, that show had 60% to 70% republicans for the entire Bush farce of a presidency.

[TurboDem]

4. FAFO

This is what the msm wanted, this is what the msm got! Keep licking orange jesus' scrotum, msm. Maybe they'll kick you out of D.C. all together!

[Exp]

6. Of course it was coming to this and it's gong to get worse. nt

[KPN]

7. Cone of silence.

What we don't know, can hurt us. Freedom of information! Hopefully, that Act comes into play. We shall see.

Meanwhile, more letter writing and calls to Congressionals are in order. Think I'll buy a case of postcards.

ps- does anyone know where I can sign up for the covert ResisTANCE?

[FakeNoose]

8. Does this have anything to do with Chuck Todd's departure from NBC News?

Hmmm, I wonder.

Maybe he has something lined up at the Pentagon Press Corps office?

[Bozvotros]

9. Chuckles will hopefully find out that nobody wants his both-sides bullshit any more.

His journalism career is over unless he totally sells out to Trump or Moscow.....but I repeat myself.