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Stars and Stripes Firings 5 Hits & 10 Strikes

The Pentagon dismissed the top editor and a reporter at Stars and Stripes after they publicly opposed military interference in the independent military newspaper.

Consensus: The Pentagon fired the Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief and a reporter for insubordination after they spoke out against Defense Department editorial interference.

The truthY column here is the score for this topic: the share of the 5 outlets covering it that tell the same story as that source (the truthY score page shows each source's all-time average). A grey N articles badge shows how many pieces an outlet ran on this story — coverage volume, which does not affect the score.

Source	truthY this topic	Headline	How they tell it
Consensus telling Neutral reporting on firings and press-freedom implications 5 articles Agree on: Editor-in-chief and reporter firedFirings followed public opposition to DOD interferenceOne incident involved a CBS interviewStars and Stripes has history of editorial independence
AP News	100.0%	Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interference Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interference	Frames firing as retaliation for opposing interference.
Fox News	100.0%	Pentagon fires longtime publisher, editor, reporter from military newspaper Stars and Stripes Pentagon fires longtime publisher, editor, reporter from military newspaper Stars and Stripes	Lists multiple staff dismissed.
Newsmax	100.0%	Pentagon Moves to Fire Stars and Stripes Leaders Pentagon Moves to Fire Stars and Stripes Leaders	Brief neutral report.
PBS NewsHour	100.0%	Stars and Stripes editor, reporter fired for insubordination after doing CBS interview The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence.	Specifically ties firing to CBS interview and 'insubordination' charge.
Washington Post	100.0%	Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders who criticized DOD's interference Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders who criticized DOD's interference	Frames firing as punishment for criticism of interference.
Strikes Didn’t run this story 10 outlets
CNN	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
ABC News	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Reuters	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
New York Times	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Wall Street Journal	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Axios	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Breitbart	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
National Review	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Epoch Times	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
NBC News	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.