No thanks.
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Airports refusing to show Kristi Noem propaganda videos.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/10/14/ohare-midway-kristi-noem-video
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Several leading news organizations with access to Pentagon briefings have formally said they will not agree to a new defense department policy that requires them to pledge they will not obtain unauthorized material and restricts access to certain areas unless accompanied by an official.
The policy, presented last month by the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been widely criticized by media organizations asked to sign the pledge by Tuesday at 5pm or have 24 hours to turn in their press credentials.
The move follows a shake-up in February in which long-credentialed media outlets were required to vacate assigned workspaces which was cast as an “annual media rotation program”. A similar plan was presented at the White House where some briefing room spots were given to podcasters and other representatives of non-traditional media.
On Monday, the Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN, the Atlantic, the Guardian, Reuters, the Associated Press, NPR, HuffPost and trade publication Breaking Defense in saying it would not sign on to the agreement.
Matt Murray, the Post’s executive editor, said the policy runs counter to constitutional guarantees of freedom of the press..
Fox News will not sign on either.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/13/defense-department-media-news-rules
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From an NPR reporter.
Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g-s1-93297/pentagon-reporter-opinion-press-policy
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The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in return for agreeing to a series of demands.
Brown University on Wednesday declined an offer by the Trump administration to join a compact that would potentially give preferential funding in exchange for a list of changes to school policy, including no longer considering sex and ethnicity in admissions and capping international enrollment. The letter was sent to nine universities at the beginning of the month.
The compact is aimed at “the proactive improvement of higher education for the betterment of the country,” according to a letter sent to the universities.
Out of the nine offers, only Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have rejected the proposal. Other schools – a mix of public and private universities – have either said they are reviewing the compact or haven’t commented publicly.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/us/trump-universities-compact-funding
