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Pentagon vs Military News Outlets

20 Aug to 28 Aug
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CBS News20 Aug

Pentagon officials are considering firing Max Lederer, the publisher of Stars and Stripes, who announced his retirement on September 30 due to disagreements with the Trump administration. The news outlet receives about 65% of its funding from the Defense Department, and Pentagon officials have expressed concerns that it has become outdated and no longer provides predominantly original news. According to public…

Pentagon officials considering firing Stars and Stripes publisher, sources say →
The Free Press24 Aug

The Pentagon's leadership has sent termination letters to the publisher, editor-in-chief, and a correspondent of Stars and Stripes newspaper. According to William Urban, the new military deputy, the paper needs an overhaul to modernize and increase its readership, which he claims is currently around 30,000 digital subscribers and less than 10,000 in print circulation. The goal is to get more people reading the…

The Battle over ‘Stars and Stripes’ →
The Guardian28 Aug

Three journalists who worked for Stars and Stripes, a US government-funded news outlet, have sued the Department of Defense in federal court, alleging their firings were illegal and violated their first amendment rights. The three journalists - Max Lederer, Erik Slavin, and Lara Korte - claim they were fired in retaliation for speaking out about potential censorship by the military and publishing a report on…

Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet →

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  • 28 Aug Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outletThree journalists who worked for Stars and Stripes, a US government-funded news outlet, have sued the Department of Defense in federal court, alleging their firings were illegal and violated their first amendment rights. The three journalists - Max Lederer, Erik Slavin, and Lara Korte - claim they were fired in retaliation for speaking out about potential censorship by the military and publishing a report on…The Guardian
  • 24 Aug The Battle over ‘Stars and Stripes’The Pentagon's leadership has sent termination letters to the publisher, editor-in-chief, and a correspondent of Stars and Stripes newspaper. According to William Urban, the new military deputy, the paper needs an overhaul to modernize and increase its readership, which he claims is currently around 30,000 digital subscribers and less than 10,000 in print circulation. The goal is to get more people reading the…The Free Press
  • 20 Aug Pentagon officials considering firing Stars and Stripes publisher, sources sayPentagon officials are considering firing Max Lederer, the publisher of Stars and Stripes, who announced his retirement on September 30 due to disagreements with the Trump administration. The news outlet receives about 65% of its funding from the Defense Department, and Pentagon officials have expressed concerns that it has become outdated and no longer provides predominantly original news. According to public…CBS News

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