What changed in this update
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.
Event intelligence
Pentagon Firings and First Amendment Lawsuit at Stars and Stripes
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Current state
The Pentagon has dismissed the editor, publisher and a correspondent of Stars and Stripes, and three of the dismissed journalists have sued the Pentagon, alleging First Amendment violations and asking a court to block their terminations.
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What changed
Three fired Stars and Stripes journalists sued the Pentagon over alleged First Amendment violations, seeking a court order to block their terminations.
Latest in this event Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon
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NYTimes – US NYT
Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication
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.
TIME
Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of U.S. Military Newspaper
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.
