Claim 140

A Pentagon-appointed panel concluded that while open coverage remained preferable, a pool of reporters would be an acceptable way to cover the early stages of a surprise military operation.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A Pentagon-appointed panel concluded that while open coverage remained preferable, a pool of reporters would be an acceptable way to cover the early stages of a surprise military operation.
Field: status
Value: Sidle Commission recommendation
About: incident 1983-us-grenada-press-exclusion
Source: Blame Grenada!
Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2001

Quotation from the source

while open coverage of conflict would be the preferred method, a pool of reporters would be acceptable and, at times, desirable in covering early stages of combat or surprise attacks.