The Australian Does a U-Turn on Controversial Pentagon Press Rules

Only 15 reporters remain in Pentagon after press pledge prompted walkouts

A handful of reporters from pro-Trump outlets signed the policy, as well as freelancers from foreign-based publications and obscure independent websites.

The Australian does a U-turn on controversial Pentagon press rules

The Australian has joined a small list of publications to agree to controversial new media rules, which led to major news outlets walking away from their press access.

Yes … er, no: The Australian backflips after signing on to Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon reporting rules

News Corp’s broadsheet was one of very few publications to agree to restrict reporting to authorised material before it changed its mind. Plus: a super blooperWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereIt was too restrictive for Murdoch’s Trump-friendly Fox News but The Australian newspaper broke ranks this week and signed on to the Pentagon’s prohibitive new press policy.But after we asked The…