Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
The Pentagon announced a new press corps filled exclusively with conservative news outlets after other journalists departed. This represents a significant shift in media access and information control at the Department of Defense.
This event scores high on constitutional damage (58.9) due to direct institutional capture of Pentagon press operations, creating ideological gatekeeping of defense information. Capture driver maxed at 5 (explicit personnel/access capture), civil_rights at 4 (press freedom restriction), rule_of_law at 4 (institutional norm violation). Mechanism modifier 1.4 for personnel_capture with information control. Severity elevated: durability 1.2 (institutional change), precedent 1.3 (normalizing ideological press access). Federal scope with broad population impact yields 1.3 modifier. B-score 32.0 reflects genuine outrage (media_friendliness 9, outrage_bait 8) and strategic narrative value (mismatch 7, narrative_pivot 8). Intentionality moderate at 9 given institutional capture pattern. Delta +26.9 indicates primarily constitutional damage with significant hype overlay. Qualifies as Mixed (both A>=25, B>=25, |D|<10 boundary case but D>10 tips to A-primary with mixed flag).
PRIORITY CONSTITUTIONAL THREAT: Monitor Pentagon press access policies for expansion/reversal. Track which outlets gain/lose access. Document information asymmetries in defense reporting. Assess whether other agencies adopt similar ideological screening. Verify departure circumstances of non-conservative outlets. This represents testable institutional capture with measurable information control effects.