Max Lederer, the former publisher of the military publication Stars and Stripes, sounds off on the future of the paper under Pete Hegseth after getting fired by the Pentagon. “How can you be transparent if you don’t have the Pentagon’s voice?” This week, a federal judge declined to stop the Pentagon from dismissing Lederer and two other journalists from the newspaper. The journalists are suing Hegseth, claiming they were retaliated against over negative news coverage and speaking out against press freedom. Lederer tells Jacob Soboroff their lawsuit will “continue on.”
A federal judge has cleared the Pentagon to fire three Stars and Stripes journalists after rejecting their request to halt the terminations, a move their attorney warns could threaten editorial independence at the military-run news outlet. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden issued the ruling Friday in Washington, D.C., denying an injunction that would have prevented […] The post Federal judge allows Pentagon to proceed with firing of Stars and Stripes journalists appeared first on American Almanac .
A federal judge has cleared the Pentagon to fire three Stars and Stripes journalists after rejecting their request to halt the terminations, a move their attorney warns could threaten editorial independence at the military-run news outlet. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden issued the ruling Friday in Washington, D.C., denying an injunction that would have prevented the Pentagon from firing publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte while their lawsuit challenging the dismissals continues. The decision means the Pentagon can move forward with terminating all three employees, who argue they are being punished for defending the paper’s independence and for speaking out about conditions aboard a U.S. Navy…Open
Publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were all fired by the Pentagon, which partially funds the military newspaper.
The Pentagon fired three top Stars and Stripes editorial staff this month -- the editor-in chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer and correspondent Lara Korte for alleged insubordination opposing military censorship. The firings follow a media interview with CBS defending the publication's editorial independence against the Department of Defense's ongoing pressure to restrict content. USA Today reporter BrieAnna Frank joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to break down the firings and subsequent backlash from free press advocacy groups.
