Senior staff defended the military newspaper’s editorial independence after reporting on problems facing US forces during the Iran war
The Pentagon has fired senior employees of its official newspaper Stars and Stripes after they publicly criticized what they called government interference in its editorial policy.
First published during the US Civil War in 1861, the newspaper has served as a voice for American troops and reaches about 1.4 million readers daily online and through its overseas print editions.
Although partly funded by the Pentagon, it is legally required to maintain editorial independence. The paper recently criticized US tactics…
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