A WRITER has come under fire for a “sickening” social media post after the death of a young journalist.

Giles Coren published two now-deleted tweets where he pondered highly insensitive responses to someone's death.

It followed the announcement last week that Jacobin journalist Dawn Foster had died at the age of 33.

Giles Coren tweeted: “When someone dies who has trolled you on Twitter, saying vile and hurtful things about you and your family, is it okay to be like, 'I’m sorry for the people who loved you, and any human death diminishes me, but, HA HA HA HA HA HA'?"

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Another version of the tweet read: “When someone dies who has trolled you on Twitter, saying vile and hurtful things about you and your family, is it okay to be like, 'I’m sorry for the people who loved you, and any human death diminishes me, but can you fuck off on to hell now where you belong'?"

His comments prompted a furious backlash, being described as "just too awful to say out loud" by a Sky News journalist.

Foster, a journalist and author who wrote for Jacobin, died of causes related to her long-term illness, friends close to her said.

Before her death, Foster tweeted that she had been released from hospital. She had epilepsy as well as other health conditions.

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James Butler, co-founder of Novara Media, paid tribute to her, describing her death as “a terrible loss”.

“Dawn never wavered in her belief in a better world, and was never shy about fighting for it,” he said. “She did not modulate her beliefs in pursuit of professional advancement."

Coren was met with a backlash after his comments, with many accusing the food writer of being upset after Foster suggested he landed his Times job thanks to his family connections.

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Coren's father was Alan Coren, a writer and panellist on shows such as The News Quiz and Call My Bluff. His sister is TV presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell.

There were calls for Coren, who also hosts a show on Times Radio, to be fired, but News UK, which owns The Times and Sunday Times, has refused to comment.

Coren himself is also yet to respond to the backlash over his tweets.