Washington: Conservative network Fox News has joined a throng of US media outlets refusing to agree to a new set of rules for reporters covering the Pentagon, which is set to see journalists lose access to the building as soon as on Thursday.

The US Department of War is requiring pass holders to sign a new document that, among other things, stipulates they cannot solicit information that has not been explicitly authorised for release by the Pentagon, potentially exposing reporters to punishment for routine journalism.

On Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) major television news networks Fox, CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC released a joint statement confirming their reporters would not sign the new guidelines.

“Today, we join virtually every other news organisation in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s n

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