A Channel Seven reporter confronted by protesters during anti-lockdown protests in Sydney has hit back at the 'cretin' who attacked him. In a video live streamed on social media, veteran television reporter Robert Ovadia was approached by a man as he covered the protests at Victoria Park at Chippendale in Sydney's inner-west on Saturday. The man begins by asking Ovadia whether he's a member of the media and who he works for, as the reporter focuses on his phone. 'Are you one of us, brother? You're not with the media are you?' Mr Ovadia initially attempted to ignore the attention of the protestors by looking at his phone