Free webinar: Reporting major incidents
Join us for a panel discussion on lessons, standards and working together in reporting on major incidents: 26 November 2025, 12-1pm
Chaired by Andy Brennan QPM, previously both deputy director at the National Crime Agency and a member of the IPSO Complaints Committee, the panel will talk about reporting of major incidents which can include political unrest, criminal or terror attacks, and natural disasters.
Joining us on our expert panel:
- Eoin Brannigan – Editor-in-Chief, Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life
- Beth Durham – Professional Standards Manager (media and communications), College of Policing
- Ros Ereira – Campaigner, Survivors Against Terror
- Sarah Lester – Editor, Manchester Evening News
- Alan Woods – Head of Media and Public Affairs, National Police Chiefs’ Council
The discussion will consider the work of journalists and editors in reporting events where people may have been hurt or traumatised, where public services are stretched, and the relationships between journalists, those caught up in the incident and services such as the police. Sign up here: