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Top cop to speak on trust in media at Society of Editors Conference

Ian Hopkins 1Manchester’s top police chief is to join the line-up of speakers at the Society of Editors Conference when it takes place in the city next month.

Ian Hopkins, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, will take part in the debate on trust and accountability at the event on Monday 5 November.

Chief Constable Hopkins, pictured, who has held his current position since 2015, was in charge of the force during the Manchester Arena terror attack last May in which 22 people died.

Others set to speak at the conference include Paul Dacre, chairman and editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers, Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, Amol Rajan, media editor at the BBC, and Lloyd Embley, group editor-in-chief of Reach plc.

Ian Murray, executive director of the Society of Editors said: “The Kerslake Report into the aftermath of the terrible Manchester Arena bombing put the media under the spotlight and the industry came in for some criticism, some might say unfairly.

“It will be interesting to hear from the city’s top police officer on the subject as well as Chief Constable Hopkins’ opinion on what the media can do to improve its image and regain lost faith in the media among the public.

“It is vital that such issues are aired openly if we are to understand and reinforce public trust in the media which is integral to the debate over who will win the Fake News battle that is doing so much harm to our social fabric as a nation.”

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