US military newspaper editor fired for insubordination: 'I work for Stars and Stripes — not Pentagon' | The controversy
Erik Slavin, editor-in-chief of the military newspaper that is partly funded by the Pentagon, told AP that he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview he gave that objected to potential censorship by the US military.
The Pentagon has dismissed Eric Slavin, the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, along with publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte for insubordination. Slavin was fired after expressing concern over potential censorship of military news by the Defense Department in a CBS interview. Korte, who participated in the same interview, later tweeted that she was fired for insubordination after stating that she works for Stars and Stripes, not the Pentagon or administrators.
Lederer, who had recently announced his retirement, was dismissed as part of the same controversy. The Pentagon's actions come amid efforts to exert editorial control over Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper partially funded by the Defense Department, and emphasize the outlet's long-standing tradition of editorial independence.
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