The Department of War's new guidelines, stated in a memo to reporters on Friday, September 20, require them to pledge not to cover anything that is not formally authorized for publication and limit their movements.

The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to…

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.