Fired Stars and Stripes Reporter Says Paper's Editorial Independence "Has to Be Instituted in Practice"

Fired Stars and Stripes reporter says paper's editorial independence "has to be instituted in practice"

Lara Korte, a Stars and Stripes reporter who was dismissed last week, told CBS News on Monday that the paper's editorial independence remains paramount.

Hegseth's war on critical press coverage hits venerable Stars and Stripes

The one constant of Pete Hegseth’s reign as self-designated war secretary has been his unbridled contempt for independent journalism that questions any of his rosy pronouncements about the unqualified success or wisdom of his policies. In an attempt to keep the Pentagon press corps from finding out anything he wanted to keep private, Hegseth imposed strict limits on reporters’ access and eventually forced them out of the building altogether. In …

The Battle over ‘Stars and Stripes’

Since the beginning of the year, the Department of Defense has been trying to remake Stars and Stripes, the newspaper first published during the Civil War and then revived during the world wars to give our fighting men and women independent and uncensored news about the military they serve. Until last week, it was unclear exactly how the new newspaper would be different. Then on Friday the Pentagon’s brass sent termination letters to the paper’s…

Pentagon Fires Leadership of “Stars and Stripes” for Exercising Freedom of the Press

Pete Hegseth has made clear his determination to control press coverage of his actions. He decided which media would get space in the press rooms of the Pentagon, kicking out some established journalists to make room for right-wing journalists. He tried to monitor all information coming from the Pentagon. This week, he fired the leadership of the military’s “Stars and Stripes,” which has always enjoyed editorial independence. Hegseth can’t toler…