US EditionPentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes, calling it ‘woke’
The Pentagon will control editorial decisions to eliminate gossip and Associated Press reprints, focusing Stars and Stripes on warfighter-related content, officials said.
- Stars and Stripes has long served U.S. government personnel overseas, first appearing during the Civil War and continuously publishing since World War II.
- Announcing editorial changes, the DoD stated Stars and Stripes will stop posting 'repurposed DC gossip columns' and 'Associated Press reprints', focusing on warfighting, weapons systems, fitness, lethality, and survivability.
- Spokespersons for Hegseth's office declined to provide additional comment Thursday morning, and the announcement affects U.S. military troops worldwide through daily newspapers and stripes.com.
- The directive requires a free flow of news and information to its readership without news management or censorship, which raises questions about editorial independence after the Pentagon's announcement, as Stars and Stripes is governed by Department of Defense Directive 5122.11.
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