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ProfessorGAC

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11. This Is An Odd Story

Sun Jan 24, 2021, 07:41 AM

Jan 2021

Is there a condition of employment we don't know about?
Something like reporters not offering opinion, especially on other media?
That hardly seems a fireable offense, but I do think this points to a downside of social media fascination.
Her job was to report for her employer. Perhaps staying off Twitter, except to promote her stories published in her paper would be an appropriate approach.
As to the foolish & vulgar personal attacks; there's not a defense to that by anyone.

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