Veteran journalist Mike Carlton resigned from The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, after being told he was to be suspended for sending abusive emails to the newspaper's readers.
The drama surrounding Mr Carlton, known for his years as a radio shock jock, reached a peak when one of his columns on the Israel-Hamas conflict was accompanied by this controversial cartoon.
Mr Carlton stood by the cartoon and the contents of the column which was titled, "Israel's rank and rotten fruit is being called fascism".
It emerged Mr Carlton not only was telling people to "fuck off" to critics on Twitter, but the Herald Sun reported he was also serving abuse to those who contacted him via email.
Mr Carlton quit Wednesday and took several parting shots at the News Corp media outlets who were reporting his departure as lead news and the readers who disagreed with him.
One of Mr Carlton's good friends and Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont felt it was a sad day for journalism.
I am so upset by @MikeCarlton01 resigning from @smh. This is a grim day for our profession.
Mr Carlton is the latest high-profile departure from the Sydney Morning Herald following several rounds of cost cutting and redundancies. There is no word yet whether he'll continue to report and write for another Australian publication.
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