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Growing Assault on Press Freedom After Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Ombudsman
April 24, 2026
NEW YORK, April 24 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:

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Growing Assault on Press Freedom After Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Ombudsman

PEN America expressed alarm today over the Department of Defense's firing of Jacqueline Smith, who served as the ombudsman for Stars and Stripes in a role that Congr . . .

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