Shall We Talk About Journalism? Part 6: Ethics And The Lack Of Them

Kelvin MacKenzie and the lowest, most venal of standards. Punching up, not down and not bowing to your biases. Contains some Christian Purslow to illustrate when to give someone a kicking in print

Note: I entered journalism without any training at the age of 29 but became Football Editor of The Times. I’ve written for many publications, including columns for The Independent and the Evening Standard. I’m now a freelance writer and host The Athletic’s Liverpool podcast 

I OFTEN WONDER why Kelvin MacKenzie wanted to get into journalism. Both his pare…