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Journalism of Courage
A newspaper says up to 15 miners have been fired for performing the 8216;Harlem Shake8217; dance craze underground in an Australian gold mine.
The West Australian newspaper reports the miners lost their six-figure salaries over the stunt in the Agnew Gold Mine last week.
A dismissal letter cited by the paper says mine owner Barminco considered the stunt a safety issue. Barminco did not immediately respond to a request for comment today.
A YouTube video shows eight miners performing the convulsive dance. A sacked worker who wouldn8217;t give his name told the newspaper that up to 15 people were fired,including some who watched the performance but did not participate.
Up to 4,000 videos of 8216;Harlem Shake8217; variations are uploaded on the Internet daily.
