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Is Fauziah Ibrahim Fired Over Twitter List Controversy? Following her disappearance from television, Fauziah Ibrahim has made headlines. What had gone wrong with her?
Fauziah Ibrahim is a TV journalist from Australia. She has been a news presenter and a breakfast show host for ABC News since 2016. Ibrahim has been co-hosting the Weekend Breakfast show since 2020, taking over for Josh Szeps.
What Happened To Fauziah Ibrahim From ABC News?
Fauziah Ibrahim has vanished from the airwaves, reports the Daily Mail and many other news outlets.
The co-host was noticeably absent from ABC’s Weekend Breakfast, with only a passing mention. She was replaced by presenter, John Barron.
Barron and Johanna Nicholson had hinted about Fauziah’s absence. However, they never resolved any specific details about her.
We at the ABC are proud to have cancelled Fauziah Ibrahim.
There is no room at the ABC for those who are anti-Labor and keep a list of ‘Labor trolls’.
#ABCYourBiasIsShowing https://t.co/NgkltJp9iY
— TarquinVasDeferens (@TarquinVas) April 25, 2022
John had started the show by saying: “It’s great to be here”, while Nicholson replied saying “Usually I would be watching you and Fauziah.”.
Fauziah Ibrahim Was Criticized For Compiling Twitter Lists
Fauziah Ibrahim had been keeping a long list of trolls under an offensive name on her Twitter.
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Her lists were labeled as “Labor Trolls/Thugs” and “Lobotomised sh**heads”. Surprisingly, it was very accessible to the general people.
Following this, the presenter suffered criticism in early April 2022. She was accused of biasness and being an Anti-Labour. Some have even suggested that her Twitter account was hijacked.
Fauziah Ibrahim is just one example. Several ABC figures make no effort to conceal their hostility to Labor. Either lacking insight, or plain unprofessional.
— bradpsychology (@bradpsychology) April 25, 2022
Doug Cameron, a former Labor senator, was one of the famous names on the list. He said: ‘Thanks to those who alerted me I made the list of ‘lobotomized sh**heads’ ”
Presently, new rumors have arrived that Ibrahim has been fired by her employers. Her removal from the ABC could be attributed to pro-Labor bias.
Is Fauziah Ibrahim Fired Over Twitter List Controversy?
ABC representative confirmed that Fauziah Ibrahim has not been fired from the company. She will return after a few breaks from the TV screens.
The Spokesperson wrote: “The ABC is reviewing recent social media activity by presenter Fauziah Ibrahim, Ms. Ibrahim ‘has taken a break from on-camera duties but remains part of the Weekend Breakfast team”.
Interestingly, Ibrahim herself has removed any reference to ABC from her Twitter biography and cover photo. But, if we check out her LinkedIn profile, it does say she is still working for the Australian Broadcast Corporation.
The ABC has confirmed @fauziah_ibrahim is off air pending an investigation into her social media activity. https://t.co/xSSRLJiVPo pic.twitter.com/wVj43ZmbcH
— amanda meade (@meadea) April 25, 2022
According to Dailymail, The broadcaster’s new policy makes it clear that employees who jeopardize ABC’s independence or bring it into discredit risk losing their jobs. Nevertheless, we have not officially received any news related to Fauziah Ibrahim’s departure from ABC.
