Jacqueline Smith

“I’d be naive to not be concerned.”

Jacqueline Smith · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Smith expressed concern about the state of journalism organizations in an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review.

“I see what’s going on with other journalism organizations,”

Jacqueline Smith · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Smith made this comment to the Columbia Journalism Review after being fired for writing a story critical of the Pentagon's restrictions.

“No one should be surprised that they’re kicking out the one person charged by Congress with protecting Stars and Stripes’ editorial independence,”

Jacqueline Smith · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Smith wrote this in a column responding to her termination as ombudsman charged with protecting the paper's editorial independence.