In Washington, a federal judge has allowed the Pentagon to proceed with firing three journalists from Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long occupied an uneasy space between press freedom and government employment. The ruling turns on a question as old as the republic itself: when does a government worker's voice belong to the institution, and when does it belong to the citizen? For publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte, that distinction has now cost them their livelihoods — and left unresolved the deeper question of whether a taxp
Judge allows Pentagon to proceed with firing Stars and Stripes journalists
Three journalists lost their jobs: publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte were terminated in August after being placed on administrative leave.