Accusations of sexism after Louise Minchin is seated in ‘junior’ spot on the honest of the sofa despite being more experienced than her co-host Dan WalkerMiriam O’Reilly has blamed “deep-rooted misogyny in newsrooms for the way male presenters are nearly always seated in the position considered most senior on the left.
Her comments follow the row over the BBC’s decision to put a younger,less experienced man on the left-hand side of Louise Minchin on the BBC Breakfast sofa. The left-hand slot, previously filled by veteran presenter Bill Turnbull, and is typically known as “presenter one” by TV producers and is often filled by the most senior member of a presenting duo.
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Source: theguardian.com