Senior CNN News Editor Leaving Network After Tweeting Praise Of A Hezbollah Terrorist Leader

Mediaite reports: "In the latest case of new media (or oversharing) gone wrong, CNN’s Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr is leaving the company following the controversy caused by her tweet in praise of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. Mediaite has the internal memo, which says 'we believe that her credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised.'"

Nasr tweeted this weekend: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” Tweet