Stars And Stripes Leadership Shakeupsince Aug 22

Pentagon Fires Stars And Stripes Editors

Stars and Stripes leaders were fired after clashing with the Pentagon over editorial independence.

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Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence

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The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte on Friday for “insubordination” after they publicly defended the military newspaper’s editorial independence. Publisher Max Lederer, who had announced his retirement Tuesday, was also removed from his post. Slavin told the BBC on Saturday he was concerned about censorship, saying troops and families “really need to hear what’s happening.” The firings followed a dispute over how Stars and Stripes provides independent news to U.S. service members.

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The firings at Stars and Stripes are an attack on press freedom by the Trump administration and Pentagon leadership. Journalists are being targeted because they defended editorial independence, making the episode part of a broader crackdown on an independent press.