# Claim 784

The national media pool was created in April 1985 to give journalists access during military operations.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: The national media pool was created in April 1985 to give journalists access during military operations.
- Field: scope_of_action
- Value: National media pool created in 1985
- About: [incident 1989-us-panama-press-pool-restricted](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1989-us-panama-press-pool-restricted)
- 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: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2001

## Quotation from the source

> The pool, created in April 1985, was designed to offer journalists access in unique military situations.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/784. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.