Panel discussion on former CNN journalist Octavio Nasr

CNN’s veteran Middle East editor Octavia Nasr was sacked after expressing her respect for the late Shi-ite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah on Twitter. Chris Brauer was a guest in the BBC World Service studios in Bush House, London to discuss the context and ramifications.

Unfortunately the programme is no longer online, especially as it featured a rather feisty disagreement between Chris and Richard Sambrook, former head of global news at the Beeb. You can visit BBC World Have Your Say to see what else they are covering. It gets carried by NPR in the United States so features a very wide and globally distributed audience.

Here’s some background on the Octavio Nasr debate:

CNN sacks editor over Muslim cleric Twitter remark

MENA: CNN Journalist’s Comment Sparks Controversy