He said, for example, that the restriction against releasing unclassified information is the policy that Pentagon officials must follow — not something the journalists must abide by. That claim is a lie.”However, the new policy says that journalists who encourage Pentagon officials to break the rules — in other words, ask sources for information — could be subject to losing their building access. Priest recalled staking out military officials waiting for them to come out of a bathroom. “The reporters know that. They’ve known that for decades.”Is there any room for common ground between the Pentagon and reporters?