Pentagon purges Stars and Stripes leadership under Hegseth pressure
TL;DR
The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes leadership amid a pressure campaign led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, raising concerns about editorial independence at the military newspaper as publisher Max Lederer, editor Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte were ousted following media scrutiny and internal pushback.
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