US military paper 'Stars and Stripes' warns about threat to independence after Pentagon fires staff

“The Publisher Advisory Board is deeply concerned that these actions further threaten to interrupt the editorial independence that is essential to Stars and Stripes’ credibility," Chair Friday said.

Pentagon fires leaders of military newspaper Stars and Stripes  CNN

Fired Editor Of Stars And Stripes Military Newspaper Says He’s Concerned About Censorship At The Pentagon  Forbes

(AP) -- The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against

The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte for alleged insubordination.

Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin has suggested his firing was retaliation for speaking out about editorial independence.

The Pentagon fired three staffers from the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, including longtime publisher Max Lederer, for alleged insubordination.

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.

Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln The Pentagon has fired the publisher and the editor of Stars and Stripes, the US military news outlet that has clashed with the Trump administration and armed forces brass over its partly tax

Max Lederer Jr., the publisher of Stars and Stripes, has stepped down amidst disputes over editorial independence. The Pentagon's push for more oversight has sparked tension regarding the military newspaper's objective reporting. Their recent pieces on poor conditions and declining morale reportedly led to criticism fr