Liam Scott

Inside the effort to shield Stars and Stripes from Pentagon control The Pentagon criticized the military newspaper as “woke.” Now the outlet’s leaders — and some members of Congress — are trying to assert its independence.

The Pentagon criticized Stars and Stripes as “woke.” Now the military newspaper — and some members of Congress — are trying to assert its independence.

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Inside the effort to shield Stars and Stripes from Pentagon control The Pentagon criticized the military newspaper as “woke.” Now the outlet’s leaders — and some members of Congress — are trying to assert its independence.

New: Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he will introduce legislation to further codify Stars and Stripes' editorial independence from the Pentagon to ensure that the military newspaper is "safeguarded from political influence and interference." @liamjscott.bsky.social

‘60 Minutes’ story held for lacking interview with Trump official airs without one Bari Weiss intervened to postpone a “60 Minutes” interview, leading to allegations of “corporate censorship.” The segment aired Sunday without major changes.

Bari Weiss personally tried to arrange an interview with a Trump official for the "Inside CECOT" segment, but was unable to, per @liamjscott.bsky.social's reporting in our latest story:
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‘60 Minutes’ story held for lacking interview with Trump official airs without one Bari Weiss intervened to postpone a “60 Minutes” interview, leading to allegations of “corporate censorship.” The segment aired Sunday without major changes.

Bari Weiss shelved a '60 Minutes' segment because it didn't have an interview with a Trump official.

Tonight it aired without one.

w/ @liamjscott.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com:

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‘60 Minutes’ story held for lacking interview with Trump official airs without one Bari Weiss intervened to postpone a “60 Minutes” interview, leading to allegations of “corporate censorship.” The segment aired Sunday without major changes.

The ‘60 Minutes’ story that Bari Weiss held last month for lacking an interview with a Trump official aired this evening without one, w @scottnover.bsky.social
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Pentagon to overhaul independent military newspaper, calling it ‘woke’ Plans for more Defense Department control of Stars and Stripes surface after job seekers were asked about their commitment to President Donald Trump’s policies.

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The Defense Department said it plans to overhaul Stars and Stripes, the storied military newspaper that has long enjoyed editorial independence, to rid it of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.”

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Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.

People seeking jobs at military newspaper Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.

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Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.

Good scoop by @liamjscott.bsky.social:

People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.

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Stars and Stripes job applicants are asked if they back Trump policies People seeking jobs at Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.

People seeking jobs at military newspaper Stars and Stripes, which Congress guaranteed editorial independence, are being asked how they would advance administration priorities.
Reporting from @liamjscott.bsky.social
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2025 was marked by the enhanced use of lawfare to target reporters, attacks on public media, and the erosion of press freedom in places where it was once guaranteed, like the U.S.

Read the full @washingtonpost.com 2025 press freedom roundup here: s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

“She wanted changes, and I ultimately had to comply,” Tanya Simon, “60 Minutes” EP, told staff today.

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In 2025, press freedom came under direct attack. We must not respond to this existential crisis with silence and apathy.

In 2025, press freedom came under direct attack. We must not respond to this existential crisis with silence and apathy. Read @aidaalami.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.

Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants

‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.

Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.

“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”

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The vanquishing of Military.com. Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.

Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most. Read @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/mili...

Famous writers at New Yorker are up in arms after fact-checker’s firing The media company dismissed four employees, including a fact-checker at the 100-year-old magazine, for “extreme misconduct.” Many of its famous writers are outraged.

This was supposed to be a season for celebration at the New Yorker.

Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."

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“‘Things happen.’ Just two words. That’s all it took for Donald Trump to effectively dismiss what is probably the most infamous journalist killing of the last decade.” — CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social writes in an op-ed for @theguardian.com.

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How Talking Points Memo lasted a quarter century. Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.”

"It is a chaotic and unstable and bad business, but if you have an owner who is really committed to the journalism and also really feels a personal need to keep the thing going, that changes the equation." @joshtpm.bsky.social to @liamjscott.bsky.social

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LA County must face journalist's challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.

A federal judge has ruled that LA County must face journalist Maya Lau’s lawsuit, which alleges that sheriff's deputies unlawfully investigated her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.

@rcfp.org attorneys are co-representing Lau in the case.

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.

Writing in @thenation.com December issue, @liamjscott.bsky.social writes about our work to #FreeJimmyLai.

A renowned publisher, pro-democracy advocate, a husband, a father, a grandfather. As he turns 78, the race is on to free him and save his life.

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Keeping Voices from Vanishing In the remote Arctic town of Kotzebue, Alaska, some residents still talk about the Dairy Queen that closed several years ago. They also talk about what’s at risk of closing next: the region’s lone rad...

KOTZ broadcasts to a region the size of Indiana that has 0.1% of its population. @liamjscott.bsky.social reported from Alaska on the connections KOTZ provides to those towns—and the threat posed by Congress’s recission of funding for public media: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...

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Who’s going to save local newspaper archives? Archivists worry in particular about photographs that have never been digitized.

“Newspaper archives are at risk around the United States. Sometimes the threat is a natural disaster, as it was in Canadian, but archives are more commonly lost when newspapers shutter, move to smaller offices, or are purchased.” @liamjscott.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/dig...

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On trial for journalism in Kentucky. Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

@liamjscott.bsky.social reports on two @citybeatcincy.bsky.social reporters who covered an immigration detention protest being put on trial on criminal charges. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...

On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky: Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges. By @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...