Jacqueline Smith

2 months ago | stripes.com | Jacqueline Smith |Joe Fleming

Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith. (Carol Kaliff/Hearst Connecticut Media Group) Thanks to so many of you, the ability of Stars and Stripes journalists to report the news independently and thoroughly has been on a path of gaining strength. Mostly. You might recall that in June I put out the call through this column asking you to speak up and support journalists’ rights that were in danger in three ways. First the why, then the how.