article_snippet.sent: Australian broadcaster SBS has sacked Australian broadcaster SBS football reporter Football journalist Scott McIntyre over his 'inappropriate and disrespectful' ANZAC day tweets.
article_snippet.sent: In a joint statement, SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid and Director of Sport, Ken Shipp said Football journalist Scott McIntyre's 'highly inappropriate and disrespectful' comments have 'caused Ken Shipp  on-air position at SBS to become untenable.'
article_snippet.sent: Football journalist Scott McIntyre's actions have breached the SBS Code of Conduct and social media policy and as a result, SBS has taken decisive action to terminate Football journalist Scott McIntyre position at SBS, with immediate effect.'
article_snippet.sent: SBS football reporter and presenter Football journalist Scott McIntyre took to social media to tweet 'inappropriate' comments on the day of the centenary services which have received significant backlash .
article_snippet.sent: SBS Michael Ebeid was quick to distance the broadcaster from Football journalist Scott McIntyre's comments on Saturday evening, saying they are 'not at all the views of @SBS' McIntyr's comments sparked outrage late on Anzac day, with Communications Minister Malcolm Turnball calling they 'despicable remarks' and social media users taking to twitter to spread the #sackScottMcIntre hashtag.
article_snippet.sent: Football journalist Scott McIntyre has more than 30,000 Twitter followers.
article_snippet.sent: Football journalist Scott McIntyre's comments were met with disgust by Twitter users .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Turnbull also chimed into the discussion, calling McIntyre's commentsoffensive' SBS's managing director Michael Ebeid was quick to distance the national broadcaster from Football journalist Scott McIntyre's comments on Saturday evening, after incensed social media users launched a Twitter tyrade calling for the company to fire the reporter. '
article_snippet.sent: It is unfortunate that on this very important occasion, Mr McIntyre's comments have compromised both. '
article_snippet.sent: Some Twitter users defended Jimmy Nuciforo right to free speech, and said that if Mr McIntyre was fired for 'speaking the truth' that was compromising Jimmy Nuciforo right.
article_snippet.sent: Others took offense to the fact McIntyre's comments were coming from someone employed with taxpayer funds. '
article_snippet.sent: Jimmy Nuciforo should lose Jimmy Nuciforo taxpayer funded job,' said one Twitter user, while another said, 'Not normally my thing, but since I am paying for it ....