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“Terrifying!” Hamish MacDonald Shares His Own Experience With Journos Wanting To “Out” Him

Mary Madigan
Published on: 14th June 2022 at 10:19 AM
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The Project‘s Hamish MacDonald has bravely shared his own story of journalists threatening to “out” him.

This weekend the media cycle was eclipsed by the Nine-owned Sydney Morning Herald being forced into damage control after it was claimed an SMH journalist pressured the Australian actress Rebel Wilson to come out in her new relationship with a woman.

For people asking confirmation of who says this wasn’t @RebelWilson‘s choice, the @smh (Sydney Morning Herald) admits it in the link attached to my initial tweet. Screenshot also here 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/BwokQlmtIc

— Kate Doak (@katedoak) June 11, 2022

The story prompted MacDonald to share his own story on The Project.  

He said: “For people coming to terms with their sexuality, that may be something they wake up and realise some day, it may be something that’s a very long journey. I don’t think it’s for anyone else to determine the point at which they talk about that.

“I’ve been at the end of this sort of thing with a couple of journalists before, and it’s scary and intimidating and frankly terrifying when a journalist starts saying to you that they know this about you, and want to put it in print.”

MacDonald’s honesty was a reminder that the media needs to do better and be better.

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Mary Madigan began her career working for ex-Vogue editor and chief Kirstie Clements and has since done everything from PR to tutoring at The University Of Notre Dame. Mary Madigan was a journalist at B&T until 2022.

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