SEN shareholder backs radio station’s decision to dump cricket journalist Peter Lalor over social media posts

A shareholder in SEN Radio has defended the station’s decision to dump cricket journalist Peter Lalor from its coverage over social media activity that was perceived as pro-Palestine.

John Rothfield, known as “Dr Turf”, said he was aware of Lalor’s extensive posting on the war in Gaza but was not consulted by SEN chief executive Craig Hutchison about the reporter’s departure.

Uncertain future: Cricket commentator Peter Lalor.

“I can tell you that I had no discussion with him over that issue, but I support it because of the commercial responsibility to advertisers and shareholders,” Rothfield told this masthead. “It’s naive for him to tweet like that with limited balance.

“I understand the commercial reality that saw him seen off, but I hope what he said was simply anti-Israel and not antisemitic because sometimes the two get confused.”

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