Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After He Gave An Interview To CBS News And Called Potential Censorship A “Red Line”
The editor in chief of Stars And Stripes, the publication that covers the U.S. military and is partially funded by the U.S. government, said that he was was being fired following an interview he gave to CBS News Sunday Morning in which he talked of censorship being a “red line” for him. Erik Slavin told […]
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- First observed by CurrentWire: The Guardian · Aug 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM ET
- Coverage span: 31 min
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
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DeadlineTier B
Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After He Gave An Interview To CBS News And Called Potential Censorship A “Red Line”(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Pentagon moves to fire publisher and editor of Stars and Stripes(opens original report in a new tab)The Pentagon has given separation notices to both the publisher and the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, according to people familiar with the matter. — CBS News
The GuardianTier B
Pentagon fires publisher and editor of US military news outlet Stars and Stripes(opens original report in a new tab)Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln The Pentagon has fired the publisher and the editor of Stars and Stripes, the US military… — The Guardian
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- 32.2 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 11.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
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