by Jane Whyatt
Media freedom campaigners are urging newsrooms to show ’zero tolerance’ to football hooligans who grope, harass or insult female reporters during the World Cup in Russia
'Show a red card to men who grope female football reporters'
It follows at least three incidents shown live on camera. In one, Deutsche Welle journalist Julieth Gonzalez Therán was kissed by a fan who put his hand on her breast. He later went to the DW studio to apologise, and said he had done it “to win a bet“.
Fighting back, Brazilian Julia Gurmarāes shouted at the man who tried to kiss her…