Multiple major broadcast networks including NBC refuse to sign new Pentagon press policy

(KALB) - Several major broadcast networks are refusing to sign a new press policy from the Pentagon, according to an NBC report .

In a joint statement with ABC News, CBS News, CNN and Fox News Media, NBC News object to the new rules issued by the Pentagon, saying they find the guidance restrictive to journalists.

“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 joint statement said. “The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and