Press advocates condemn Pentagon move to seize editorial control of Stars and Stripes

Trump administration struck policy requiring news outlet to have civilian editor and independent ombudsmanPress freedom advocates have condemned a move by the Pentagon to seize editorial control of the independent Stars and Stripes newspaper, a daily publication for service members that has covered the US armed forces since the US civil war.The Trump administration announced on Thursday that the outlet would no longer cover “woke distractions”, and instead “modernize its operations … and adapt to serve a new generation of service members”. Continue reading…