Pentagon fires 3 employees from Stars and Stripes after CBS News interview
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The Pentagon fired the publisher, an editor and a reporter at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes after their comments for a CBS "Sunday Morning" piece.
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By Brian Stelter, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — In a blow to press freedoms within the US military, the Pentagon has forced out several top staffers at Stars & Stripes, the military publication with a long record of editorial independence.
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.
The Pentagon fired the publisher, editor in chief and at least one reporter at Stars and Stripes, a historically independent military news outlet, Friday as the department has looked to reshape its coverage in recent months.
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.
The Pentagon fired three staffers from the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, including longtime publisher Max Lederer, for alleged insubordination.
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.
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes said he was fired, alongside the newspaper's publisher and a reporter, for insubordination after he objected to potential editorial interference.
The Pentagon fired three key figures at a prominent military news outlet following a dispute over how it handled providing "independent news" to readers.
This past July, "Sunday Morning" reported on concerns voiced by staff members at Stars and Stripes (a publication partly funded by the Department of Defense) regarding its editorial independence. On Friday, the Pentagon fired the paper's editor-in-chief, publisher, and a reporter.
The Pentagon fired the publisher, an editor and a reporter at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes after their comments for a CBS "Sunday Morning" piece.
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