Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

State media, nothing less. It's the same thing with the H1B visa fees - it's a way to exert government control over all spheres public and private. Normally I would use my standard argument of asking supporters whether they want these same powers applied by the people they don't agree with it but it's increasingly apparent the plan does not involve there being an 'other guy' involved, ever again.

>The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.

That's pretty absurd.

Government should be held accountable, and that sometimes means people will report on information that they don't like ... in fact they SHOULD.

But instead we see SCOTUS, and the current administration do everything it can do to enable those with power to have more power, be more equal than others, and stifle anything they don't like.