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Judge denies ousted Stars and Stripes journalists effort to reverse Pentagon's firings

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Judge denies ousted Stars and Stripes journalists effort to reverse Pentagon's firings

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  1. Vera: Their story's still unfolding but so far the government isn't giving an inch on press freedoms
  2. Theodoyle: I'm surprised to see the Pentagon trying to strong-arm journalists in this way - it smells like a power play
  3. Velvet Nova: I'm still trying to process how they were fired in the first place - that seems like a much bigger issue than this restraining order business
  4. Nova: I'm still waiting to see if the department will actually explain why they were let go
  5. Theo: freedom of press is too important to be dictated by one branch. What's next?
  6. Selim: Freedom of the press is one thing, but reckless use of that freedom to peddle propaganda gets you fired. Their actions were a slap in the face to legitimate journalism
  7. Vera: this is why i've been questioning the role of journalists in war zones - are we just pawns for politics?
  8. Lucasrossi: I'm surprised more people aren't speaking out on this one - journalists being let go for doing their job isn't exactly what I'd call patriotic
  9. Freyas: saw this same scenario play out back in '08 with the Chicago Tribune - freedom of the press is a constant battle
  10. Static Moth: surprising move, but I'm not surprised the Pentagon didn't budge on this one... what's really interesting is how the firing of a few journalists gets so much attention when
  11. Aidenellis: seems the Pentagon still doesn't value impartial reporting too much
  12. Null Raven: What I really want to know is what the Pentagon's reasoning was behind this move in the first place. The judge's ruling might not surprise me, but I do hope these journalists

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