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Steve Panter

Steve worked for 25 years at the Manchester Evening News and came to the university in September 2003 from the news desk. He has worked in various newsgathering and writing roles and made his mark as a crime reporter covering many major stories, such as the Moors Murders, the Dunblane school massacre and the Harold Shipman case.

From 1990, Steve received 12 awards for news and features. He was also a judge in the UK Regional Press Awards from 2003-7 and, in 2006, was elected to the Regional Newspapers 'Hall of Fame' by a panel of editors.

Steve has also co-authored two factual crime books, 'Innocents' and 'The Manchester Bomb'. He was also a contributor to 'Addicted to Murder', a book about Harold Shipman.

Steve was arrested twice in his career as a journalist and, in line with the highest journalistic principles, refused to name a source of information connected with the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996. In 2001, he was held in contempt of court by a High Court judge before the Attorney General decided against a prosecution that could have brought a jail sentence.

Steve is a director of the National Council for the Training of Journalists and teaches Law for Journalists, Newsgathering and Ethics, News Writing and Features.