The Pentagon fired three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, but the outlet’s former publisher believes the real reason was based on reporting.
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.
Erik Salvin, the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, joins OutFront moments after a judge ruled the Pentagon has the right to fire him.
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon can fire three Stars and Stripes journalists, the latest in a series of blows to press freedoms in the military as the agency has sought to undo the newspaper’s editorial independence. Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin speaks with CNN following the ruling.
They alleged in the lawsuit filed last week that the Department of War is retaliating against them for publicly expressing concerns about the paper’s future editorial independence under current Pentagon leadership.
Nicolle Wallace is joined by former Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, former Stars and Stripes reporter Lara Korte, and Oliver Darcy for analysis on Deadline White House.
The ACLU and women’s rights groups are pressing for an explanation as to why the review was ordered, how it is being conducted and for what it will be used.
On Friday, three journalists from "Stars and Stripes" say they were abruptly fired by the Pentagon for "insubordination" following an interview with CBS News. Lara Korte, who was one of the journalists fired from Stars and Stripes, joins Peter Alexander to speak out.