Stars and Stripes, the independent news outlet that’s run out of the Pentagon, hasn’t completely fallen under President Donald Trump’s authoritarian control — yet.
That’s according to Jacqueline Smith, the military-focused outlet’s ombudsman — essentially, an internal monitor of its journalistic integrity. On Tuesday, she cited some of the Trump administration’s efforts to impose its political will on Stars and Stripes in an op-ed headlined “Risks and challenges of getting news of the war to Stripes’ readers.” Using the Iran war as a backdrop, she maintained that her outlet has thus far been able to resist the pressure.
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