editorial independence
Coverage of editorial independence in the Nexus archive.
- Democrats move to restore military paper's independence
Senate Democrats introduced legislation to restore editorial independence to Stars and Stripes, the Pentagon's military newspaper, following recent restrictions imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The bill would prohibit Pentagon censorship except in extreme circumstances endangering servicemembers, require a civilian publisher, and protect journalist access to military events.
- Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes’s independence watchdog
The Pentagon removed the ombudsman of the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes, who was responsible for monitoring the outlet's editorial independence and reporting to Congress. Jacqueline Smith, the fired ombudsman, indicated that the Pentagon sought to silence concerns about the newspaper's independence.