US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired - BBC News

Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".

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Watch: Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin speaks to the BBC after his dismissal

The editor-in-chief of US military newspaper Stars and Stripes has told the BBC of his concern over censorship a day after being dismissed by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for "insubordination".

"This is a time when we really need to hear what's happening," Erik Slavin said, adding that Pentagon officials appeared to be "less and less inclined to speak on the record".

Slavin says he believes he was fired for having stated in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line". A reporter and the paper's publisher were also sacked.