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

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

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.

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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