By John Glenday

Vivian Schiller, Twitter’s first ever head of news, has announced her abrupt departure from the social media platform in a series of tweets.

Schiller’s exit comes less than 12 months after she was handed responsibilities for overseeing the micro blogs news output, in recognition of the platforms appeal as a breaking news portal.

It follows a wider management shake-out at the firm which has also seen the departure of its former chief operating officer, head of North American media and head of music.

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Source: The Drum