A statement from Peter Lalor mentioned that he had received two calls from SEN senior management on the third day of the Galle Test, and was told the next morning that he could not work for them anymore
Australian sports radio broadcaster SEN Radio has reportedly terminated the services of noted cricket journalist Peter Lalor midway through Australia바카라s tour of Sri Lanka, owing to Lalor's social media posts pertaining to Palestine. Lalor바카라s X (formerly Twitter) feed includes amplification of news stories on Israeli attacks in Gaza, and regarding the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. (More Cricket News)
According to a report in The Age, Lalor was informed on the fourth (and final) day of the first Test by SEN바카라s chief executive Craig Hutchison that his services were no longer needed. Earlier the chief cricket writer at The Australian, Lalor was employed by SEN as a commentator in Galle. He commentated for Seven and writes and podcasts for the Cricket Et Al Substack concurrently.
In a statement released on Monday (February 3), Lalor said that he had received two calls from SEN senior management on the third day of the Galle Test, and was told the next morning that he could not work for them anymore.
바카라I was told in one call there were serious organisations making complaints; in another I was told that this was not the case,바카라 Lalor's statement read. 바카라Perhaps I misunderstood. I was told there were accusations I was antisemitic which I strongly objected to. I was told my retweeting was not balanced, and insensitive to one side and that many people had complained.
바카라I was asked by station boss Craig Hutchison, who was civil, if I didn바카라t care that my retweeting of events in Gaza made Jewish people in Melbourne feel unsafe. I said I didn바카라t want anyone to feel unsafe. Of course, I care. I have friends who are frightened and have heard the fear in their voices during conversations. It is an awful situation. But so is Gaza. It was a brief and cordial call.
바카라The following day Hutchison told me that because the 바카라sound of my voice made people feel unsafe바카라 and that people are 바카라triggered by my voice바카라, I could not cover the cricket for them anymore,바카라 the statement added.
The report further states that SEN confirmed it had parted ways with Lalor ahead of the second Test, which starts on Thursday, also in Galle. 바카라Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) confirms it has parted ways with Peter Lalor, a freelance commentator within SEN바카라s cricket coverage,바카라 the report cited SEN as saying.
SEN chief executive Craig Hutchison was quoted as saying in the report: 바카라We바카라ve been in dialogue through the back half of the [1st] Test [in Sri Lanka] about some of the commentary on Peter바카라s private social media feed. Peter and I have a different view of the impact of that in the Australian community.
바카라SEN Cricket is a celebration of differences and nationalities and a place where our SEN audience can escape what is an increasingly complex and sometimes triggering world.
바카라We respect Pete as a journalist and long-time contributor to the game but also acknowledge the fear that many families in our community feel right now, and we also need to respect that.바카라
The report further adds that SEN colleagues in Sri Lanka were intimated about the decision on Sunday.