A city planner, Trent Cantrell, for the East Texas town of Lufkin was fired. He had tweeted that the city was an "armpit." Earlier, he had tweeted that he was waiting for the heat to leave - of course, "Deep East Texas would still be a sh**hole," he said. The City Manager said they do not condone such comments. See San Antonio Express News report.
Think before you tweet.....
Tweeting your way out of a job can happen. See report. The Middle Eastern editor for CNN sent a brief tweet about the passing of a Lebanese cleric who was known for being anti-American. Octavia Nasr tweeted that the cleric was "one of Hezbollah's giants I respect a lot." The editor meant the cleric's opposition to "honor killings," a long and controversial tradition in the Middle East.
CNN issued a statement calling the tweet an error in judgment. Ms. Nasr deeply regretted the tweet, explaining that the commentary was too complicated for a tweet. She was a 20 year employee of CNN. Now, she is out of a job.
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