Media Watch’s TheRealPBarry claimed he hates Twitter abuse directed at mainly female journalists but won’t come to the defence of female News Corp journalists, according to Sky News host Chris Kenny.
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Media Watch’s Paul Barry claimed he hates Twitter abuse directed at mainly female journalists but won’t come to the defence of female News Corp journalists, according to Sky News host Chris Kenny. Recently young female journalists have copped abusive comments on social media after asking Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews relevant questions about the coronavirus pandemic and the treatment of protests in the situation. “Paul Barry has quite rightly called out the Twitter trolls,” Mr Kenny said.
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