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Pentagon moves to fire publisher and editor of Stars and Stripes - CBS News
Entertainment and CultureBy Jennifer Jacobs, Kathryn Watson8/21/20261 min read
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.
✨ Key Highlights
- The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire Stars and Stripes Publisher Max Lederer, Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, and Middle East reporter Lara Korte, citing insubordination, according to people familiar with the matter.
- The separation notices, delivered Friday, gave Lederer and Slavin five days to appeal their dismissals, and Korte said she also received notice she was being fired.
- Slavin and Korte said the alleged insubordination stemmed from interviews they gave to CBS News for a "CBS Sunday Morning" piece that aired in July.
- Slavin said he was told he was being fired for stating in the interview that censorship of news for service members would be a "red line," and he defended the outlet's legally required editorial independence, saying he would respond through the required process.
- Korte called the firings "a shame for the institution and service members," highlighting the newspaper's recent coverage of the conflict in Iran and its role serving military families and the broader military community.
- A Defense Department spokesman declined to comment, while White House adviser Stephen Miller was asked about the reported firings by CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Washington — The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the publisher and the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military news outlet partly funded by American taxpayers, as well as a reporter