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Wednesday, September 19, 2012kelvin mackenziechannel4televisionmedia

Kelvin MacKenzie doorstep goes viral

Channel 4 News chief correspondent Alex Thomson's doorstepping of Kelvin MacKenzie may have achieved the impossible – making people feel sorry for the former Sun editor. The Channel 4 News man's robust line of questioning over MacKenzie's treatment of the Hillsborough disaster when he was in charge of the Sun prompted much debate and a handful of complaints to Ofcom. The media regulator is assessing the complaints but no word yet on whether it will launch an investigation. While we await its decision – Channel 4 News is standing by its man, as you would expect – there has been no shortage of parodies on YouTube. Here's a rather inspired remix , while this one owes a great deal to the late Benny Hill . Was he ever doorstepped by the Sun?

Source: The Guardian ↗

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