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The Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie criticises Channel 4 for hijab-wearing reporter’s Nice coverage

on Jul 18, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of The Sun who now serves as a columnist, has come under fire online for suggesting a Muslim presenter should not have fronted Channel 4 News’ coverage of the Nice terror attack.

Writing in his column, “Why did Channel 4 have a presenter in a hijab fronting coverage of Muslim terror in Nice?” Mackenzie asked “Was it appropriate for [Fatima Manji] to be on camera when there had been yet another shocking slaughter by a Muslim?”

He said that “the presenter was not one of the regulars — Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Matt Frei or Cathy Newman — Read full story ›

Source: The Drum