Lucy Watson
Lucy Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucy Watson Wirral, England |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | ITN (2007–present) |
| Website | ITV Page |
Lucy Watson is an English journalist and newsreader, who was employed by ITN for ITV News as a general News Correspondent.
Career
Watson left Daybreak to join ITN in February 2014, under the title of China Correspondent for ITV News, based in Beijing.[1] Currently, she is a general News Correspondent in London.[citation needed]
Controversy
In a report covering the conflict in Ukraine, she commented that "Now the unthinkable has happened to them. This is not a developing third world nation. This is Europe." This was criticised as offensive.[2]
References
- ^ "ITV Daybreak correspondent joins ITV News". ResponseSource.
- ^ Ellison, Sarah. "'They seem so like us': In depicting Ukraine's plight, some in media use offensive comparisons". The Washington Post.