A U.S. judge ruled that a Pentagon policy requiring media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release is at odds with the First Amendment, the judge said.
According to the policy, media organizations had to promise not to collect information unless Defense officials approved its release.
The judge said the rules conflict with the protections of the First Amendment.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
