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NUJ condemns the Herald for 'pandering to mob mentality' for departure of Angela Haggerty and Graham Spiers following Rangers 'sectarian' story

on Jan 29, 2016 | 0 comments

By Tony Connelly

The Herald has come under severe criticism for failing to defend two under fire journalists who reported on matters relating to sectarian chanting at Rangers football club.

Sunday Herald columnist and former The Drum reporter, Angela Haggerty, was sacked after showing her support for colleague and sports reporter, Graham Spiers, who departed following pressure for a column he wrote in which he questioned “the mettle” of the current Ranger’s board in tackling offensive chanting.

The Ranger’s supporters trust threatened the Newsquest title with legal action over Spiers’ assertion that an un-named Rangers director told him that he thought The Billy Boys was Read full story ›

Source: The Drum