Folha tries to justify firing reporter who challenged Gentili.
Folha de S.Paulo published a report this Monday (16) in which it tries to justify the dismissal of reporter Diego Bargas, who was fired from the company after publishing a report that draws attention to comedy with bullying and pedophilia in the film by comedian Danilo Gentili; according to the newspaper owned by the Frias family, the reporter was fired for having expressed his political-partisan positions; in other words: at Folha, journalists cannot have opinions.
247 - Em report this Monday (16)The Folha de S.Paulo newspaper attempted to justify the dismissal of journalist Diego Bargas, who was fired from the company after publishing a report that drew attention to the humorous portrayal of bullying and pedophilia in a film by comedian Danilo Gentili.
Within the artistic community, Gentili was one of the main supporters of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.
"Bargas was dismissed from the newspaper last Friday (13) for, according to the Editorial Board, having disregarded repeated guidance on behavior on social media.
"Folha's journalists are instructed to avoid expressing partisan political positions and not to make judgments on social media that could compromise the independence of their reporting," the newspaper explains.
In other words: at Folha, journalists are not allowed to have opinions.
Bargas still He suffered an attack from the comedian's fans on social media..