Claim 211

The Pentagon said the ground rules were not intended to block negative or embarrassing reporting.

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

Statement: The Pentagon said the ground rules were not intended to block negative or embarrassing reporting.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Rules said not meant to block negative coverage
About: incident 2003-us-pentagon-embedding-rules-iraq
Source: Public Affairs Guidance on Embedding Media During Possible Future Operations
Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2003-02-10

Quotation from the source

are in no way intended to prevent release of derogatory, embarrassing, negative or uncomplimentary information.