# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1983-us-grenada-press-exclusion)
- Source: Blame Grenada!. https://www.rcfp.org/journals/the-news-media-and-the-law-fall-2001/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.

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