Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor in chief, publisher, reporter

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:11:14 GMT

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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