Yahoo's chairman of the board fired Carol Bartz

Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz has been fired by the internet company after two-and-a-half years in the top job. 


The news first broke on the Wall Street Journal's All Things D website, which quoted an email from Ms Bartz to Yahoo staff. The email has since been reported by other news agencies including Bloomberg and Reuters. 


"I am very sad to tell you that I've just been fired over the phone by Yahoo's chairman of the board," Ms Bartz said in the email to staff.