NBC News, The New York Times, NPR and Politico must vacate their office spaces in two weeks for other news organizations — including at least one that did not request to be added.

Summary

The Pentagon announced a new annual media rotation program, removing established outlets like NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, and Politico from dedicated workspaces.

The memo orders these organizations to vacate their offices in two weeks, while replacing them with outlets such as OANN, New York Post, Breitbart, and HuffPost.

NBC News expressed disappointment over losing long-held technical capabilities essential for timely reporting.

The move follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s narrow confirmation and signals a broader effort to reshape Pentagon media access, transforming U.S. government communications permanently.

  • @bokherif
    127•1 day ago

    This is a very basic authoritarianism playbook. I’ve watched my home country fall in a similar fashion. Just be mentally ready.

      • @bokherif
        86•1 day ago

        Turkey. I had to flee the country since I was part of the military, but whatever they’re doing now is very similar to what happened there. Erdoğan has been in power since basically 2002 (and still going).

        They replace the media with their followers. They replace the government with their followers. They blame minorities for all the problems and they wage war on them. They falsely claim the economy will get better (although everyone sees it’s not getting any better). Then they change the constitution to allow the current power to stay in power for longer.

        Everything I mentioned above is currently happening. After a while the power consolidates so much at the top that nobody can do anything about it.

        • @SanctusEnglish
          9•17 hours ago

          Remember this post everyone. This user is 100% correct. If we dont act soon there will be no more acting.

          • @[email protected]English
            6•16 hours ago

            Are there enough of “us” to act and not be destroyed?

            Edit: I should add:

            • economic destruction
            • civil rights destruction
            • health destruction
            • actual death and destruction

            All feel probable to possible in the current environment. They just escorted all FBI agents who may have investigated Trump out of their offices for instance.

            • KillingTimeItselfEnglish
              6•15 hours ago

              if you want to act most effectively you need to distribute the action across any many avenues as possible, to ensure as many people engage as they possibly can.

        • @[email protected]English
          6•18 hours ago

          Ah yeah, I remember watching it happen. I’m sorry that it happened there, and now here as well. We really are just an incredibly gullible species.

        • @CarroladeEnglish
          23•1 day ago

          Thank you for relating your personal experiences. I feel like a lot of people don’t really have a good sense for how the authoritarian playbook works in the modern day.

          If anyone wants a more professional analysis, Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian with a background in Italian fascism, and specializes in modern authoritarianism.