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Channel 4 says Kelvin MacKenzie’s criticism of hijab-wearing journalist is “completely unacceptable”

on Jul 18, 2016 | 0 comments

By Staff Writer

After former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie wrote a column on 18 July criticising Channel 4 for having a “young lady wearing a hijab” report on the attacks in Nice, Channel 4 fired back by stating that his remarks were “offensive, completely unacceptable, and arguably tantamount to inciting religious and even racial hatred.”

In the Sun column, MacKenzie wrote that he could “hardly believe” his eyes when on Friday night he saw Fatima Manji reporting on the Nice attacks.

“The people of Nice, and the people of France, would view a foreign reporter wearing a hijab in these tense times as Read full story ›

Source: The Drum