{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"309 Stars and Stripes at a crossroads: Inside its mission, press freedom challenges and digital future","description":"For more than 160 years, Stars and Stripes has walked a razor-thin line: serving the U.S. military while holding it accountable. Publisher Max Lederer says that balance remains as vital \u2014 and as fragile \u2014 as ever, noting that \u201cour staff are paid by the Department of Defense\u201d even as the newsroom is mandated to stay \u201cbalanced, objective, independent and impartial.\u201d Today, new Pentagon access rules, collapsing trust in media, and seismic digital shifts are putting that independence to the test. Lederer argues the mission endures because \u201cwe are dedicated to telling the story of the U.S. military community\u2026 from within the Department of Defense,\u201d a position no other newsroom occupies. Access more at this episode\u2019s landing page, at:  https:\/\/www.editorandpublisher.com\/stories\/stars-and-stripes-at-a-crossroads-inside-its-mission-press-freedom-challenges-and-digital-future,258686 &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"&quot;E &amp; P Reports&quot; from Editor &amp; Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder","author_url":"https:\/\/editorandpublisher.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39044865\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39044865"}