BBC presenter uses n-word in report on ‘racially motivated’ Bristol hit-and-run on NHS worker
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A BBC presenter has repeated the N-word in a report on what police believe to have been a racially-motivated hit-and-run attack on a young NHS worker in Bristol. Freelance multimedia journalist Zab Mustefa wrote: “I’m just wondering why you thought it’s acceptable to drop the n-word in your report on BBC News? Non-Black people can never say that word, even when describing a racist incident.” Another Twitter user wrote: “Actually can’t believe they just repeated the n-word on my local BBC news during a report about a racist attack. It’s pretty easy to hint at what was said without using the word,” following its airing on local BBC news on Tuesday.
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