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Michael Eisen removed as editor-in-chief of eLife after sharing article from satirical news website

Academic journal editor-in-chief and UC Berkeley geneticist, Michael Eisen, was terminated from his position after retweeting a satirical news headline from The Onion that calls out 'indifference to the lives of Palestinian civilians.' Eisen, 56, announced his dismissal on X Monday after receiving substantial online backlash for endorsing The Onion's fictitious story. 'I have been informed that I am being replaced as the Editor in Chief of @eLife for retweeting a @TheOnion piece that calls out

The editor-in-chief of an academic journal said Monday he was fired from his job after sharing a satirical article from The Onion about people dying in Gaza. Michael Eisen, a geneticist at the University of California, Berkeley, and the editor of the scientific journal eLife, tweeted to say he had been informed he is “being replaced” as the publication’s editor for “retweeting a @TheOnion piece that calls out indifference to the lives of Palestinian civilians.” “I have been informed that I am

The editor of the prominent eLife journal Michael Eisen has announced on X that was 'replaced' after sharing a post from the satirical website The Onion.

The editor-in-chief of science journal "eLife" was after sharing social media posts critical of Israel's response to Hamas' attack against the country.