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Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss

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by _doctor_love

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Not sure why people haven't figured it out - bad news is only happening if it is reported. So if you could simply stop reporting the bad news, then they wouldn't be happening. Seems pretty obvious to me.
It's similar to testing in software development. The more tests you have, the more the tests can break. Therefore the ideal number of tests is zero - no tests, no red builds.
Not sure why people can't get with the program here.

by raw_anon_1111

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Just for context: the first policy was so bad that even Fox News wouldn’t go along with it.

by nkurz

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by OutOfHere

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It was bad enough that the Pentagon hardly shares any bad news. When bad news gets exposed by third parties, e.g. strikes on US facilities and planes, also on Iran's schools and civilian buildings, the Pentagon only covers it up with lies or censure. Any organization that is not committed to spreading the truth is not a good organization, and suppression is worse.

by 6thbit

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by mpalmer

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I hadn't realized the Times isn't going along with the DoD "de-brand". On this occasion, I will hand it to them.

by charcircuit

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by CSMastermind

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Well it was nice to have at least some military actions that didn't leak ahead of time.