Sideman: Radio 1Xtra presenter quits after BBC defends use of N-word in report
by Jim Waterson Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#56PJS)
Presenter says he can no longer work for broadcaster after slap in the face'
A BBC radio presenter has quit his job after the corporation defended its decision to broadcast the N-word in a television news broadcast.
Radio 1Xtra presenter Sideman said he no longer felt comfortable working for the national broadcaster after it stuck by the decision to broadcast the language in a report on a racially motivated hit-and-run attack.
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