On August 21, 2026, the Pentagon terminated editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max D. Lederer Jr., and Middle East correspondent Lara Korte from Stars and Stripes on grounds of insubordination, citing their resistance to Pentagon editorial control. The action represents an escalation in efforts to undermine the publication's long-standing independence.
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“According to the notice, I am being fired for stating in a CBS interview that censorship of news for service members would constitute a red line,” Mr. Slavin said in a statement. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u... The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the new
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Check out this article from USA TODAY: Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor after censorship comments www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... The Pentagon also fired the military newspaper's publisher and Middle East reporter, news outlets reported.
The news comes about a month after the editor stressed the importance of the newspaper’s independence in an interview, and a few days after the publisher announced his plans to retire.
Read "Pentagon fires publisher and editor of Stars and Stripes military news outlet for insubordination" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8lrRhH2w/n... Washington— The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the publisher and the editor in chief of Stars an...
Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After CBS News Interview https://deadline.com/2026/08/pentagon-fires-stars-and-stripes-editor-1237047775/
Publisher Max Lederer and editor Erik Slavin received termination notices, CBS News reported on Friday. For reporting on the Lincoln. Lederer was retiring in September! Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln
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The Pentagon fired the publisher, editor-in-chief and at least one reporter at Stars and Stripes, a historically independent military news outlet, on Friday as the department has looked to reshape its coverage in recent months. The Defense Department (DOD) dismissed Erik Slavin, the editor-in-chief, publisher Max Lederer and Middle East correspondent Lara Korte, Star and...
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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.
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The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire three senior figures at Stars and Stripes — Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte — citing insubordination after Slavin and Korte spoke to CBS News about editorial independence and potential censorship at the partly Defense Department-funded military publication [cbsnews.com#1][federalnewsnetwork.com#1][thehill.c
Breaking News: The U.S. military fired the publisher and the top editor of Stars and Stripes, which had reported on problems aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln.
Erik Slavin, the editor-in-chief, said he was being fired for insubordination after stating in a CBS interview last month that censorship of news for service members would constitute a red line in the Pentagon’s efforts to exert control over the newspaper. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes as well as its retiring publisher
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The editor-in-chief of the Stars and Stripes U.S. military newspaper said on Friday that he was being fired for insubordination.
The Pentagon sent separation notices Friday to Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte, citing insubordination after Slavin and Korte discussed editorial independence in a CBS interview [cbsnews.com#1][pbs.org#1][nytimes.com#1][alarabiya.net#1][dw.com#1]. Stars and Stripes receives partial Defense Department funding and covers the U.
📌 CNN @cnn.com Исходный язык: английский В ударе по свободе прессы в вооружённых силах США Пентагон вынудил уйти нескольких руководящих сотрудников Stars and Stripes — военного издания с давней традицией редакционной независимости. cnn.it/45ImVXV In a blow to press freedoms within the US military, the Pentagon has forced out several top staffers at Stars & Stripes, the military publication with a
Pentagon Fires Editor of Stars and Stripes August 21, Journalist Stood Against Defense Dept. Censorship From left, Stars and Stripes Publisher Max D. Lederer Jr., Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte. @jenpsaki.bsky.social www.journal-isms.com/pentagon-fir... Journalist Stood Against Pentagon Censorship
Sadly, the excellent journalist Lara Korte, who wrote the article above, was fired by the Dept of Defense's (or War's 😜) Pete Hegseth. www.rawstory.com/pentagon-sta... A reporter said she was fired by the Department of Defense for saying she works for Stars and Stripes, not the Pentagon.In a Friday post on X, journalist Lara Korte, who covered the Middle East for th...
The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, longtime publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte on Friday. Their separation notices cited insubordination after Slavin and Korte spoke publicly about potential Defense Department interference in the military newspaper [dw.com#1][aljazeera.com#1][pbs.org#1][cbsnews.com#1][alarabiya.net#1]. Slavin said his notice ac
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes said he was fired, alongside the newspaper's publisher and a reporter, for insubordination after he objected to potential editorial interference.
The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max D. Lederer Jr. and Middle East reporter Lara Korte after issuing separation notices that cited insubordination; other accounts said the notices also cited unauthorized media appearances [federalnewsnetwork.com#1][alarabiya.net#1][nd.nl#1][n-tv.de#1][ltn.com.tw#1][diepresse.com#1][rt.com#1][birgun.net#1][aawsat.com#1][e
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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor for “insubordination”. The DoD is now a clandestine operation that hides the fact that billions of dollars worth of damage to Middle East military bases and equipment have been caused by Iran. We can now put a price tag on the absolute incompetence of this regime. https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-censorship-media-d42affb0c17fef31c6089645c8db
“The Publisher Advisory Board is deeply concerned that these actions further threaten to interrupt the editorial independence that is essential to Stars and Stripes’ credibility," Chair Friday said.