The Media Industrial Complex Suffers Another Humiliation at the Hands of Pete Hegseth

The Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is implementing a significant shift in media access within the building by rotating out four establishment news organizations for one year and replacing them with new outlets, including Breitbart News.

Acting Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot announced the change in a memo to the Pentagon Press Association on Friday, outlining that NBC News, The New York Times, National Public Radio (NPR), and Politico will vacate their current workspaces inside the Pentagon.

DEFENSE: Secretary Pete Hegseth has EVICTED the New York Times, NPR, NBC, and Politico from their Pentagon offices to make room for One America News Network, the New York Post, Breitbart News Network, and HuffPost. pic.twitter.com/hmDoBvHzJh

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Their spaces will be reassigned to the New York Post, Breitbart News, and The Huffington Post for one year.

According to the memo, the new policy will operate on an annual rotation, ensuring that different media outlets have the opportunity to work from inside the Pentagon.

“Each year, one outlet from each press medium—print, online, television, and radio—that has enjoyed working from a physical office in the Pentagon will rotate out of the building to allow a new outlet from the same medium that has not had the unique opportunity to report as a resident member of the Pentagon Press Corps,” the memo stated.

The affected outlets have been given two weeks to vacate their offices, with the changes set to take effect on Friday, February 15, 2025.

Ullyot emphasized that the Pentagon’s media offices, known as the Correspondents’ Corridor, have long provided direct access to top military and civilian leaders.

“For over a half-century, the Pentagon Press Corps has benefited from working out of individual office spaces that provide coveted and open access to some of the Department’s top military and civilian leaders,” he said.

“This office space loaned to media outlets by the Secretary of Defense stands as a tribute to the importance the Department has long placed on informing the public about the U.S. military and all it does to project peace through strength,” he added.

The Pentagon has informed its resident press corps that NBC, NYT, NPR, and Politico will “rotate out of the building” to give space to New York Post, Breitbart, OANN, and HuffPost.

NBC, who has an entire booth w/ cameras etc. pic.twitter.com/OC4H3xyGdj

— Haley Britzky (@halbritz) February 1, 2025

The decision is intended to give media outlets that have not previously had this level of access a chance to report from inside the Pentagon.

The Pentagon’s decision comes as the Trump administration continues to reshape its approach to media access.

Earlier this week, the White House announced a broader effort to open press briefings to a wider range of outlets, reversing previous restrictions on press passes.

During her first press briefing on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized the administration’s commitment to engaging with non-traditional media sources.

“In keeping with this revolutionary media approach that President Trump deployed during the campaign, the Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room,” Leavitt said.

She referenced a Gallup poll indicating a record-low level of trust in mainstream media and pointed out that many Americans, particularly younger audiences, are turning to independent sources for news.

“It’s essential to our team that we share President Trump’s message everywhere and adapt this White House to the new media landscape in 2025.

To do this, I am excited to announce the following changes will be made to this historic James S. Brady Briefing Room, where Mr. Brady’s legacy will endure,” she added.

Karoline Leavitt announces there will be major changes to the White House Briefing room to include access to non~legacy media

“The Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities…” pic.twitter.com/UTKkZmBkpz

— Gary D (@KMGGaryde) January 28, 2025

The move marks a broader effort by the administration to adjust media access policies, reflecting changing trends in how Americans consume news and ensuring that independent and alternative outlets have a greater role in covering the federal government.

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