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BBC WorldNews report · Aug 22, 4:57 PM
US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired
Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".
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US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired
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What happened Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".
The headline split The left frames it as "Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence". The center frames it as "US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired".
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Left / center-leftJournalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
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TruthoutOpinion · Aug 22, 6:04 PM
Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS he would refuse censorship. The next month, he was fired.
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