Kelvin Mackenzie BBC Presenter

After inviting former S*n editor Kelvin Mackenzie as a guest, BBC News has been charged with 'appalling insult' to all those impacted by the Hillsborough Disaster.

When The S*n published false information about Liverpool supporters in the wake of the 1989 tragedy, in which 97 Reds supporters were unjustly slaughtered, Mackenzie, who edited The S*n from 1981 until the early 1990s, was in command of the publication.

Mackenzie has recently been making media appearances to address the fallout from The S*n's claims that a prominent BBC broadcaster was accused of paying a person for obscene photographs. Mackenzie is despised in Merseyside, along with the journal he used to edit.

The person believed to be associated with the TV personality sent a statement last night disputing the charges, casting doubt on the tabloid's tale. Mackenzie has been used by the BBC to highlight concerns over tabloid news coverage on its news programming. He spoke on several radio shows, including Nicky Campbell's on BBC 5Live.

Those who still painfully recall the harm caused by headlines that incorrectly blamed Liverpool fans for the 1989 disaster have been particularly incensed and dismayed by this decision by the national network.

Ian Byrne, a supporter of Liverpool West Derby who was at Hillsborough during the catastrophe and was located in the Leppings Lane end, tweeted: "BBC News wheeling out Kelvin Mackenzie to talk truth in the tabloid media is beyond tone deaf and an abhorrent disrespect to Hillsborough families and survivors. Try harder.

Ian Salmon, a dramatist from Liverpool, concurred and said, "Seriously? The man who published the largest untruth in tabloid history was brought out by BBC News to discuss the facts. Nobody should ever discuss him on the radio.

Others expressed their reservations about the reservation. It is difficult to perceive Kelvin Mackenzie as a credible voice on media ethics, according to Sunder Katwala of the British Future think tank. Another commenter agreed, saying that it is incomprehensible that BBC World at One invited Mackenzie to speak about the ethics of the BBC and The S*n today.

Who is the BBC host that The Sun mentions?

The i is one of many publications that run a story on Huw Edwards being identified as the subject of the BBC presenter scandal by his wife, Vicky Flind. The Sun reported that Flind's husband was accused of emailing sexually graphic images to a young kid, prompting Flind to worry about his mental health.

Who was the former editor of The Sun?

Kelvin MacKenzie, a former Sun editor, was speaking to our Radio 4 colleagues this afternoon. He claims that in years past, the newspaper would have exposed the identity of the BBC broadcaster.

Who wrote the Hillsborough piece for The Sun?

After the incident in Sheffield, in which 96 people perished during an FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in April 1989, Mr. Arnold was the reporter who broke the contentious front-page story.

Kelvin Mackenzie BBC Presenter