‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’

‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’  Forbes

Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".

Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte for insubordination amid tensions over editorial independence.

The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence.

Erik Slavin, editor-in-chief of the military newspaper that is partly funded by the Pentagon but has a long legacy of editorial independence, told The Associated Press that he and the others had received notices of separation.

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 Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter, the editor said. He said he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview he gave that objected to any potential censorship by the U.S. military.

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

Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview  Toronto Star

Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview  AP News

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