Three journalists who worked for Stars and Stripes, a Pentagon-funded news service described as the military’s independent outlet since the Civil War, have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their dismissals were unlawful and violated their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit argues that their firings followed reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln, framing the outlet’s long-standing editorial independence as a key point in their defense. The case raises questions about press freedom within government-funded media and whether military oversight can interfere with journalistic work. The full lawsuit details their allegations of censorship and retaliation.
Three employees of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news service, allege they were fired after reporting on USS Abraham LincolnThree journalists who were fired by the Pentagon from a US government-funded news outlet sued the Department of Defense in federal court on Thursday, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech.The three journalists were all employees of Stars and Stripes, which their court filing calls “the U.S. military’s independent news source since the Civil War with a long history of editorial independence, free from news management or censorship by military command”. Continue reading...
