11 Jul 2021

Sexist sports spray sparks startling sacking

From Mediawatch, 9:10 am on 11 July 2021

A story about a little-known sports journalist losing a brand new job on a sports network that’s not even on air yet surged to the top of the ‘most-viewed’ lists on news websites this week. Why was producer Sam ‘Lashes’ Casey sacked for an opinion about sport he wrote for another media outlet?

The Rugby News column that cost Sam Casey his job.

The Rugby News column that cost Sam Casey his job. Photo: screenshot / Twitter