UK paper parts with controversial U.S. columnist soon after hiring

Last Updated: Sat Aug 25, 2012 16:40 pm (KSA) 13:40 pm (GMT)
UK paper parts with controversial U.S. columnist soon after hiring
Saturday, 25 August 2012
By Al Arabiya

Less than two weeks after his controversial hiring, The Guardian newspaper has announced it was parting ways with conservative American commentator Joshua Treviño, citing his failure to disclose conflicts of interest.

The British newspaper’s move came after its decision earlier this month to bring Treviño on staff to cover U.S. politics was heavily criticized by a number of readers, who have accused the columnist of spreading anti-Muslim sentiment.

Many were particularly enraged by comments the former Bush administration speechwriter made on social networking site Twitter that appeared to endorse the killing by Israeli forces of Americans on a flotilla delivering aid to Gaza.

Those critics rejected his denial that he had “applauded, encouraged, or welcomed the death of fellow human beings” and called for the paper to cancel his hiring.

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