YOUTUBE (CNN) - Pentagon fires leaders of military newspaper Stars and Stripes
Press freedom groups are sounding the alarm after the Pentagon fired the top staffers of Stars and Stripes, the newspaper of the US military. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports.
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Press freedom groups are sounding the alarm after the Pentagon fired the top staffers of Stars and Stripes, the newspaper of the US military. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports.
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Jen Psaki reports on the firing by Pete Hegseth's Pentagon of the editor-in-chief of the Stars and Stripes military newspaper, as well as one of its reporters, and considers the broader context of the Trump administration's attacks on the free press and Hegseth's particular battle against independent media. Erik Slavin, now former editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, and Lara Korte, former Middle East reporter for Stars and Stripes join to discuss with Jen Psaki.
“The Pentagon’s public affairs office has charged me with insubordination,” top editor Erik Slavin said.
“The Pentagon’s public affairs office has charged me with insubordination,” top editor Erik Slavin said.Open
The editor-in-chief of the "Stars and Stripes" military newspaper who was just fired by the Pentagon is now speaking out in his first interview since his termination. Erik Slaven says he was fired for insubordination after telling CBS news any censorship of news for military service members would cross a "red line." Slavin tells Erin Burnett he is "proud" to uphold a standard "put into place by General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II." Read more: https://cnn.it/4xac8Sn
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.
The tallies are part of the Pentagon's annual review, which is required under Section 1631 of the 2011 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act.
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The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes as well as its retiring publisher and a civilian reporter who covers the Middle East.
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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