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Hello, communicators:

Political reporter Felicia Sonmez has been fired by the Washington Post, capping off a tumultuous week for the newspaper, much of which has played out in the very public Thunderdome that is Twitter.

From the New York Times:

Ms. Sonmez was fired over email on Thursday afternoon, according to one of the people. In an emailed termination letter, which was viewed by The New York Times, Ms. Sonmez was told that The Post was ending her employment, effective immediately, “for misconduct that includes insubordination, maligning your co-workers online and violating The Post’s standards on workplace collegiality and inclusivity.”

The email, from Wayne Connell, the Post’s chief human resources officer, also said Ms. Sonmez’s “public attempts to question the motives of your co-journalists” undermined The Post’s reputation.

The entire episode was set about after an offensive tweet from reporter Dave Weigel last week set off a chain reaction of Twitter in-fighting at the Washington Post. You can read the full NYT article for the play-by-play.