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  "id": 2445145,
  "title": "Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor in chief, publisher, reporter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pentagon-fires-stars-and-stripes-editor-in-chief-publisher-reporter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T22:11:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6044565-pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-leaders/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Pentagon fired the publisher, editor in chief and at least one reporter at Stars and Stripes, a historically independent military news outlet, Friday as the department has looked to reshape its coverage in recent months. The Department of Defense (DOD) dismissed Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer and Middle East correspondent Lara Korte, Stars...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pentagon moves to fire publisher and editor of Stars and Stripes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pentagon-moves-to-fire-publisher-and-editor-of-stars-and-stripes",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:37:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Pentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and Stripes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pentagon-fires-publisher-and-editor-of-us-military-news-outlet-stars",
        "published": "2026-08-21T20:10:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticise interference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pentagon-fires-stars-and-stripes-leaders-after-they-criticise",
        "published": "2026-08-21T22:28:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Stars and Stripes editor, reporter fired for insubordination after doing CBS interview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/stars-and-stripes-editor-reporter-fired-for-insubordination-after",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:42:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Editor of US newspaper Stars and Stripes reportedly fired under Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/editor-of-us-newspaper-stars-and-stripes-reportedly-fired-under-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:51:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Pentagon fires editor-in-chief and top reporter of 'Stars and Stripes'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/pentagon-fires-editor-in-chief-and-top-reporter-of-stars-and-stripes",
        "published": "2026-08-22T02:28:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}