If you aren't a political journalist and/or opinion guy/gal don't use your work account for political opinions. I'm there looking for an opinion on sports; specifically the Jackets.
Clearly it's Portzline's account and not the Dispatch's because he is keeping it. If it were the Dispatch's, they would have a right to reprimand him however they see fit I suppose.
People work really really really hard to get to place where they have a platform and voice and whether they be athletes, journalists or actors they can use their platform for whatever the heck they want. Suggesting otherwise (a lot of people do this), I think it is silly. A lot of people want to consume the world the way they want to consume it -- imposing the way they think it should be on others -- "he shouldn't tweet about politics!" -- "he shouldn't tell jokes!". Says who and why?
It's there's they've earned the platform -- and frankly if they are secure enough with their lives, I'm sure they don't care what you think (Because I don't care what people think when I do this on my platforms). You have a right to tune out to it -- or unfollow. If he was concerned he was using the platform in a way that negatively affect his business -- he probably wouldn't do it. As I know there are lines I would be ill-advised to cross on my platforms.
A little ranty here and I apologize, but when people complain about this with athletes or whatever it irritates me.
