The US Pentagon has sacked the editor, publisher and a reporter of military newspaper Stars and Stripes after they publicly objected to potential editorial interference, they said on Friday.
The newspaper, which has been publishing since World War II, is partially funded by the Defense Department but has remained editorially independent.Stars and Stripes is widely read by US troops across the world [FILE: Jan 1, 2000]Image: CPA Media/picture alliance
What do we know about the reasons for the firing?
"According to the notice, I am being fired for stating in a CBS interview that hypothetical censorship of news for service members would constitute a personal red line," Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin said in a statement on Friday.Slavin received a notice of separation for insubordination, as did Publisher Max Lederer and Middle East reporter Lara Korte, Slavin was cited by the Associated Press as saying.
Lederer, who has served as the newspaper's publisher since 2007, had announced his intention to retire from his position in September.
