The Pentagon Press Association is opposing a revised Pentagon press access policy, concluding that even with the changes, reporters still will face the threat of having their credentials revoked for seeking or publishing information that has not been pre-approved by the Defense Department.

Last month, journalists raised alarm over a new policy that required that information “be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” Outlets like The New York Times and groups like the National Press Club expressed alarm over the policy, seeing it as a way to control what journalists report under threat of losing their access to the Pentagon complex.

This week, the Pentagon unveiled a new draft policy that stated that “memb

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