Mackenzie is a young journalist that graduated with first class honours in BA Journalism from Liverpool John Moores University in 2024, and is the Tim Hetherington fellow for 2024-25. During his time at university he made multiple pieces covering the city's homelessness crisis, and has a passion for upholding and defending freedom of expression. Mackenzie previously worked with the Liverpool Echo, and was a fellow of the John Schofield Trust for 2023-24.