‘Totally get why he resigned’: Jemele Hill defends journalist who resigned over Sophie Cunningham
Jemele Hill has weighed in on sports columnist Matt Calkins, and her take on the situation may surprise you. Calkins announced Thursday he was resigning from The Seattle Times after 11 years. His decision was based on the newspaper spiking a column he had written defending Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever and her belief…
Jemele Hill, a sports columnist, has defended Matt Calkins, a former Seattle Times journalist who resigned after the newspaper spiked a column defending Sophie Cunningham, an Indiana Fever player who questioned the inclusion of transgender women in women's sports. Calkins claimed that The Seattle Times had previously rejected other pieces he wrote that challenged newsroom narratives and would have sparked public outrage.
Hill acknowledged that she disagreed with Calkins' opinions but believed that the newspaper had an obligation to publish his columns unless they were factually inaccurate or did not meet journalistic standards.
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