Sports Media Column Version 05.06.18: Our mistake to misrepresent a member of the SportsNet LA team of embedded cheerleaders … we simply expected more

May 5, 2018May 6, 2018 fartheroffthewall

It all started with this:

Because when you’re a @sportsnetla employee you’re allowed to high five the manager (aka “Doc”) after a no-hitter. Glad the TV cameras caught it. pic.twitter.com/l2QsHvkT1v

— Tom Hoffarth (@tomhoffarth) May 5, 2018

And it didn’t end with this column in the Sunday editions of the Southern California News Group.
Because eventually there was this:

.@ocregister Continuing to publish anything by @tomhoffarth only shows you condone the harassment and abuse of women. It is appalling, and I expect corrective action be taken immediately.

— THINK BLEU (@ThkBleu) May 6, 2018

But circled around to this:

If you’re into sports media and whether it’s possible to have objectivity on a team broadcast, this is a good read from @tomhoffarth. https://t.co/LvVGKYNaBt

— Greg Rajan (@GregRajan) May 7, 2018

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Tom Hoffarth is a sports journalist in Los Angeles, born and raised (reared is the correct phrase, but it just sounds wrong) and specializing in the sports media business. A USC graduate from the School of Journalism (it still exists, somewhat) in 1984, he is also available for service at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhoffarth/ View all posts by fartheroffthewall

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