An Australian TV reporter has won praise for her response to
a man who verbally abused her on a street as she tried to do her job.
a man who verbally abused her on a street as she tried to do her job.
Nine News journalist Maggie Raworth had been preparing to
deliver a piece to camera when she was approached by the man in the Victorian
city of Ballarat.
deliver a piece to camera when she was approached by the man in the Victorian
city of Ballarat.
Video of the incident shows the man harassing Ms Raworth and
her cameraman with insults and profanities.
her cameraman with insults and profanities.
The reporter posted the footage online, drawing applause for
her calm reaction.
her calm reaction.
In the video, the man tells Ms Raworth and her colleague to
“get a real job”, describing their profession as the “lowest of
the low”.
“get a real job”, describing their profession as the “lowest of
the low”.
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He makes several expletive-laden comments directed at the
journalist, including some about her appearance.
journalist, including some about her appearance.
Ms Raworth responds by asking calmly, “What’s your
problem, sir? What have I done to you personally?”
problem, sir? What have I done to you personally?”
At one point she begins filming the man. She later said she
feared for her safety.
feared for her safety.
“To be honest, I thought he would hit me so I wanted to
capture that,” Ms Raworth told Nine News.
capture that,” Ms Raworth told Nine News.
“I’m a confident person and he definitely chose the
wrong target.”
wrong target.”
Ms Raworth posted the video to Facebook on Monday, where it
has been viewed tens of thousands of times.
has been viewed tens of thousands of times.
Commenters called the abuse “disgusting” and
“disgraceful”.
“disgraceful”.
“Good on you! Sticking up for yourself,” wrote one
person. Another said: “You handled the situation brilliantly.”
person. Another said: “You handled the situation brilliantly.”
– BBC
