On October 15, about 40 to 50 journalists left the Pentagon together after handing in their access badges. In some cases, these are journalists who have been covering the Pentagon for decades. They would not agree to the new press rules set forth by Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Alisa Nelson talks to Kathy Kiely, a University of Missouri journalism professor and the school’s free press studies chair. Kiely says the American people are the ones who lose because the requirements will make the job tougher for those journalists. (17:40). https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-22-AN-Kiely-PentagonPress.mp3 Share this:

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