Article 56PJS Sideman: Radio 1Xtra presenter quits after BBC defends use of N-word in report

Sideman: Radio 1Xtra presenter quits after BBC defends use of N-word in report

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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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