Veteran Journalist Nir Rosen Steps Down from NYU Fellowship After Coming Under Fire for Joking About Lara Logan Sexual Assault

Veteran journalist Nir Rosen resigns from NYU fellowship after coming under fire for joking about sexual assault in Egpyt on Lara Logan.

SHAMEFUL: Veteran journalist Nir Rosen has resigned from his fellowship at New York University after he put his foot in his mouth in a major way. He has come under fire for joking about the sexual assault on CBS journalist Lara Logan in Egypt. NYU University Center for Law and Security director Karen Greenberg said in a statement that he had stepped down after coming under fire for joking on Twitter about Lara Logan's assault. Disrespectful and in poor taste. Women everywhere should condemn this bigotry. Here's an excerpt of Greenberg's statement from the Huffington Post:

Nir Rosen is always provocative, but he crossed the line with his comments about Lara Logan. I am deeply distressed by what he wrote about Ms. Logan and strongly denounce his comments. They were cruel and insensitive and completely unacceptable. Mr. Rosen tells me that he misunderstood the severity of the attack on her in Cairo. He has apologized, withdrawn his remarks, and submitted his resignation as a fellow, which I have accepted. However, this in no way compensates for the harm his comments have inflicted. We are all horrified by what happened to Ms. Logan, and our thoughts are with her during this difficult time.

It's a shame that a stellar journalism career is now marred by such careless and insensitive banter. It is unconscionable that he tweeted "Lara Logan had to outdo Anderson. Where was her buddy McCrystal." According to the Huffington Post, he also tweeted that he couldn't forgive Logan for defending Stanley McChrystal and condemning Rolling Stone writer Michael Hastings for his report on the former general. What an insensitive man!

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