CNN is not America
Posted on July 11, 2010 by Mo Elzubeir in Opinion
So CNN fired Octavia Nasr for a tweet praising Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah on the 4th of July, the same day of his death.
Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.. #Lebanon
So, a CNN editor/anchor using her CNN Twitter account (OctaviaNasrCNN) is telling the world that she respects a leader of a group that is on the terrorist list (in the United States at least). That’s right, where CNN is based.
I am not really interested in getting into a debate about whether Hizbullah is actually terrorist or not. I find this to be completely irrelevant. The simple matter of fact is: Someone used a handle with an organization’s name on it to express an opinion that is clearly against every fiber of what is CNN.
So, why are people ‘outraged’ and ‘disgusted’? In all seriousness, I have no clue. I think as usual, people like to be angry around here. If anyone should be angry it should be Octavia for doing something very stupid. She should have known better.
As for CNN, I believe they have every right to terminate her on the spot. In fact, I would be very surprised if they didn’t. Don’t work for someone who thinks your idol is a terrorist and then be surprised when they hit you back when you announce it. That’s just stupid.
With a background in business computing, Mo Elzubeir is the CEO and founder of Mediastow, one of the fastest growing media intelligence agencies in the Middle East and North Africa region.
