Pentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and Stripes
Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln The Pentagon has fired the publisher and the editor of Stars and Stripes, the US military news outlet that has clashed with the Trump administration and armed forces brass over its partly taxpayer-funded reporting. Publisher Max Lederer and editor Erik Slavin received…
The Pentagon has issued separation notices to the publisher and editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, citing insubordination. Publisher Max Lederer and Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin have five days to appeal their dismissals. Lederer, who has been the outlet's publisher for 19 years, has announced his retirement on September 30 due to fundamental differences with the Trump administration.
Slavin has also expressed disagreements with Pentagon leaders. The Pentagon has given them five days to appeal before their dismissals take effect.
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