Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes

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How did the left and right cover Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 60% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes biased?

Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Christian Devine named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes?

11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who has been appointed acting publisher of Stars and Stripes?

Christian Devine, an executive director and principal adviser in the Pentagon's public affairs office, has been appointed acting publisher of Stars and Stripes. He will hold this role concurrently with his existing Pentagon responsibilities.

Why was the previous editor-in-chief dismissed?

Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte were dismissed for what the Pentagon called insubordination. This followed an interview where they discussed alleged Pentagon pressure on the publication.

Will the former ombudsman's lawsuit proceed?

Yes, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta declined to reinstate former ombudsman Jacqueline Smith but allowed her lawsuit against the Pentagon to continue. She claims she was fired over a column criticising a Pentagon policy.