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How a tweet got me sacked 

How a silly little bit of satire got me sacked

5 November 2022

9:00 AM

5 November 2022

9:00 AM

I always advise younger journalists never to use irony or make jokes on social media, so when I was effectively sacked for alluding to an edible fruit of the palm family, I should have known better. And of course I did know better. I deleted my three-word tweet within minutes.

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