CNN Fires Correspondent of 20 Years for Tweeting About Hezbollah 7.17K Jim Newell 07/07/10 04:57PM Filed to: Firings Firings Octavia nasr Cnn Media Hezbollah CNN really goes to the mat for its reporters. Octavia Nasr, Middle East correspondent of 20 years, has been fired for mourning the loss of a Hezbollah spiritual mentor in a single tweet over the weekend. Truly pathetic.