Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter.

In an internal memorandum from the Missile Defense Agency obtained by Bloomberg and dated October 16, the agency states that while the film “highlights that deterrence can fail, which reinforces the need for an active homeland missile defense system,” its fictional depiction also downplays US capabilities.

The Federalist, the Epoch Times, and One America News signed the Defense Department’s press rules. The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story The Pentagon reporters have left the

The Defense Department has announced a “new media” press corps largely comprised of conservative news outlets after restrictions introduced for journalists covering the agency led many to walk out rather than agree to the agency’s demands.

The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.

The Pentagon revamped its press corps last week by welcoming a host of new outlets to cover national security after they agreed to adhere to unprecedented protocols that prevent them from

News organizations warn the policy amounts to “intimidation” and threatens journalists’ ability to inform the public.

As reporters for major news outlets turn in their government-issued press badges rather than accept new restrictions, some argue that the best military journalism is yet to come.

The year was 1992. The day was Dec. 8. The scene was the Pentagon briefing room, where a neophyte reporter with no military experience stood in front of a large wall-sized National Geographic world map and prepared to explain what was happening in Somalia to an international audience.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restored but downgraded an independent, internal Pentagon think tank focused on future wars, seven months after dismantling the agency in the name of accountability and efficiency, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the matter.