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ENTITY reports that journalist Julia Loffe's contract with Politico ended prematurely due to an inappropriate tweet.Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Journalist Julia Ioffe will be ending her time with Politico a bit earlier than expected. The culprit of the termination? A vulgar tweet.

The respected columnist has been writing for the political news website for six months. While Ioffe was already set to leave the company for a new job with The Atlantic, Politico ended her contract abruptly due to the inappropriate nature of her social media post, according to New York Magazine.

The tweet read: “Either Trump is f–king his daughter or he’s shirking nepotism laws. Which is worse?” with a link to an article from The Hill about Ivanka Trump. She deleted the tweet and replaced it with a more politically correct version, seen below.

Despite deleting the tweet, she received heavy backlash for her lack of social media etiquette. Users on Twitter began attacking the journalist for her statements regarding the President-elect.

Politico leaders Carrie and John released an internal company message regarding the incident. They mention a previous note sent to the employees regarding appropriate behavior on social media, which includes avoiding any gratuitous opinion.

“Julia Ioffe’s tweet this afternoon about President-elect Trump – currently and understandably racing across social media – is a clear example of the opposite of what we were talking about,” the memo said. A screenshot of the full message, courtesy of Washington Post reporter Erik Wemple, can be read below.

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In addition to deleting the controversial tweet, Ioffe posted a series of apology messages on Twitter. “It was a tasteless, offensive tweet that I regret and have deleted,” one tweet said. “I am truly and deeply sorry. It won’t happen again.”

Her original tweet did not sway The Atlantic’s decision to welcome the journalist to the team in the new year. Emily Lenzer, their communications spokesperson, released the company’s statement via her Twitter account, sharing that they support Ioffe after her public apology. 

Traditionally, journalistic integrity is upheld by objective reporting. Reporters are encouraged – and often required – to keep their personal opinions, beliefs and musings to themselves. This standard has been tested in the digital age as many of these writers have a social media presence separate from the company they work for.

Trump’s campaign has also pushed these boundaries, as the prominent public figure engages in discourse on Twitter and in person that some deem inappropriate for now President-elect.

Ioffe combated the negative responses she received with a series of follow-up tweets. One of these posts referenced the many controversial tweets from the President-elect for which he has not been sanctioned.

“We have a president-elect who popularized ‘saying what everyone is thinking,’ but I guess my phrasing should’ve been more delicate,” Ioffe said on Twitter.

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