A married Seattle Times journalist has been suspended after it was revealed he harassed a female journalist with sexually explicit messages on Twitter.

Talia Jane exposed Mike Rosenberg's messages after sharing a thread about the experience to illuminate what many women must deal with on social media.

Jane, 29, initially did not reveal Rosenberg's identity on Sunday morning when she shared direct messages he had sent her through Twitter following their conversation about her plans as a freelance journalist.

'Anyway you're so beautiful,' he suddenly writes at 3.10am. Three minutes later, Rosenberg sends 'Anyway you are hilarious'.

Around 40 minutes later, Rosenberg tells Jane: 'There is so much c*m on your face'.

Married Seattle Times journalist Mike Rosenberg has been suspended after it was revealed he harassed journalist Talia Jane with sexually explicit messages on Twitter

Jane, 29, initially did not reveal Rosenberg's identity on Sunday morning when she shared direct messages he had sent her through Twitter following their conversation about her plans as a freelance journalist

Jane, who is based in Brooklyn, shared grabs of the conversation with the sarcastic caption: 'being a woman is totally normal and very cool'.

'Feeling supes chill that an established, married journalist is so comfortable using my lack of a job to get me to chat so he can tell me i have c*m on my beautiful, hilarious face,' she tweeted in a separate post.

'laughing beautifully through buckets of c*m that anyone thinks I, of all people, wouldn't post this'.

Jane then shared more grabs of her conversation with Rosenberg after she replied and told him his messages weren't 'appropriate or acceptable'.

Jane, who is based in Brooklyn, shared grabs of the conversation with the sarcastic caption: 'being a woman is totally normal and very cool'

Jane then shared more grabs of her conversation with Rosenberg after she replied and told him his messages weren't 'appropriate or acceptable'

Rosenberg then told Jane he was 'f*****g miserable' and claimed he couldn't tell his wife or delete his Twitter because it would ruin his job and marriage

'Holy s**t you're entirely right, that wasn't intended for you, I am incredibly sorry,' he wrote back. '(If I were you I would kill me)'.

'That's an inadequate excuse given the time stamps make it clear you could've noticed the error for 45 full minutes and instead kept going,' she replied.

'Dude, I'm sorry, I really am,' Rosenberg messaged back. 'If I were you I would block me and kill me. Nothing I can say will help, so I will leave you alone for good – again, I am incredibly sorry, and I royally screwed up a potential friendship.'

Rosenberg then told Jane he was 'f*****g miserable'.

'To take it out on you is an all-time Piece Of S**t Move. And really, anything I can do, I would (though I realize it's too late).'

Jane told Rosenberg he needed to show his wife what he had sent her as well as permanently delete his Twitter account and 'any other social media' so that he couldn't 'engage in predatory behavior from behind the safety of a screen'.

Jane shared with her followers that the experience had left her 'shivering' and that she did nothing to invite Rosenberg's harassing messages

Jane told Rosenberg he needed to show his wife what he had sent her and permanently delete his Twitter account and 'any other social media' so that he couldn't 'engage in predatory behavior from behind the safety of a screen'

'And figure out how to handle your s**t like an adult without putting the onus on someone else to tell you how to act,' she added.

'You're right. However I can't just delete my Twitter or else I will get fired and be unemployed,' Rosenberg replied. 'Not to mention the fact that my wife will be devastated.'

'I told you what you need to do,' Jane shot back. 'If you can't handle the consequences of your actions then you shouldn't do them.'

'All right,' Rosenberg replied. 'Talia, I'm sorry, it was a humongous mistake. There is no excuse for it.'

Rosenberg then claimed Twitter wasn't letting him deactivate his account.

'Okay then go ahead and tweet that you're the one who sent this,' Jane replied.

Jane then shared a grab of the email she sent to the editors of the Seattle Times. At this point, she did not disclose Rosenberg's name or where he worked in her tweets.

Jane then shared a grab of the email she sent to the editors of the Seattle Times. At this point, she did not disclose Rosenberg's name or where he worked in her tweets

The executive editor responded and said Rosenberg's behavior was 'not okay' and that the newsroom's senior leadership would discuss how to deal with the situation

'I am bringing this information to your attention because the media landscape is filled with men who abuse their platforms to engage in predatory sexual harassment with less established voices,' she wrote in the letter to the editors.

'This behavior routinely discourages women and marginalized voices from entering the field and sets a precedent for other men to follow suit.'

'Typically, toeing-the-line/faking an accidental send are behaviors learned through practice and suggests I’m not alone in receiving content of this nature from...' she said, redacting Rosenberg's name from the end of the email.

Jane then shared an email she received from the paper's executive editor.

'You're right that his kind of behavior is not OK and I'm sorry you had to be subjected to that,' it read. 'We'll definitely discuss this among the newsroom's senior leadership and talk to [redacted] about it and deal with it appropriately. Thank you again for forwarding this.'

Rosenberg then sent Jane an email asking for 'empathy to not our him' and promised to donate $1,000 to the National Organization for Women, prompting her to reveal his identity on Twitter

By this point Rosenberg had deactivated his Twitter account, and Jane told his editors that she didn't want to get him fired.

'Before this, Mike's coverage of the Seattle and Bay Area housing crises were some of my most essential reads,' she told them.

'Mike has since deactivated his Twitter account, which is what I initially sought and I'm confident is the main outlet through which deeper problems manifested. He clearly needs help and this may be the opportunity needed for him to receive it and to grow.'

But then Rosenberg sent Jane an email asking for 'empathy to not out him' and promised to donate $1,000 to the National Organization for Women.

'Wrong move,' she tweeted. 'Women are not toys. We certainly should not be played with and efforts to manipulate us will not be tolerated. Live with your choices.'

Included alongside the tweet was a picture of the original grab that showed the harassing messages. This time, Rosenberg's name and photo were no longer redacted.

Jane later shared a letter from Don Shelton, the executive editor of the Seattle Times, informing her that Rosenberg had been suspended while the paper 'investigates the situation'

Jane later shared a letter from Don Shelton, the executive editor of the Seattle Times, informing her that Rosenberg had been suspended while the paper 'investigates the situation thoroughly'.

'Thank you again for bringing this to our attention so we could deal with the situation. We are taking this very seriously and do not tolerate this kind of behavior,' Shelton added.

Jane shared with her followers that the experience had left her 'shivering'.

'I've done nothing to encourage this or signal in any capacity that this behavior would be welcome,' she wrote. 'All I did wrong was exist!'

Rosenberg has been a real estate reporter for the Seattle Times since May 2016. He previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News.

Jane has written for Vice, Cracked, Fusion, and Mic. She made headlines in 2016 after publishing an open letter to the CEO of Yelp, where she had been working as a customer service representative for its Eat24 food delivery service, to criticize the company's low wages and lack of vacation days. She was fired shortly after.