Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interference

The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter

Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interference  AP News

The moves come at a time when the Trump administration, in its second term, has been progressively combative toward the media.

The editor in chief of Stars And Stripes, the publication that covers the U.S. military and is partially funded by the U.S. government, said that he was was being fired following an interview he gave to CBS News Sunday Morning in which he talked of censorship being a “red line” for him. Erik Slavin told…

Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor after censorship comments  USA Today

The publisher of the military newspaper announced his retirement earlier this week but also received a separation notice, the editor-in-chief says