Pentagon reportedly fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars & Stripes
Summary
The Pentagon has fired the publisher Max Lederer and editor Erik Slavin of Stars & Stripes, a US military news outlet. The dismissals are said to be due to insubordination, after the outlet reported on concerns about crew conditions on a Navy aircraft carrier during its deployment.Key Facts
- Max Lederer and Erik Slavin, publisher and editor of Stars & Stripes, received termination notices for insubordination.
- They have five days to appeal their dismissals.
- The Pentagon, led by Trump appointee Pete Hegseth, has not commented on the firings.
- The reporting that sparked concern focused on the USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew conditions during its Middle East deployment.
- President Donald Trump downplayed the concerns, saying the deployment time was “not nearly long enough.”
- Stars & Stripes receives about 65% of its funding from the Pentagon but aims to maintain editorial independence.
- The outlet has had ongoing conflicts with the Trump-led Pentagon, including restrictions on press access.
- Stars & Stripes is a historic military newspaper with about 1.4 million daily readers online and overseas in print.
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