Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max Lederer

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How did the left and right cover Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max…?

Of the 30 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 27% are rated left, 70% are rated centre, 3% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 32. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 70% of the 30 rated outlets on it are rated centre — so far this is a story carried mostly by the centre. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max… biased?

Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max Lederer is one event reported by 32 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 Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right 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 Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin and publisher Max…?

32 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 was fired from Stars and Stripes?

The Pentagon fired editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte. Slavin stated he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview where he objected to potential military censorship.

Why was Erik Slavin fired?

Erik Slavin stated he was fired for insubordination after an interview where he objected to potential censorship by the U.S. military. He said he was dismissed after stating that hypothetical censorship of news for service members would constitute a red line.

What is the significance of the new deputy publisher?

Three Democratic senators have questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the installation of a new deputy publisher, Navy Capt. William Urban, without publisher Max Lederer's prior knowledge. This occurred shortly before Lederer's announced retirement and separation notice.