Alec Hogg’s Inbox: Citizens held the line while the State went AWOL Good journalism has always been about relaying the stories of those who have experienced the news. But nowadays we are infested with agenda-driven opinions, many trotted out by well-intentioned youngsters who have barely entered the university of life. So it was a joy to receive this email from a reporter from the old school, former Sunday Times editor and publisher Brian Pottinger. He shared: Thanks for GG Alcock’s timely piece. I knew his parents when I was a reporter on The Daily News and was devastated when Neil was assassinated, allegedly by stock-thieving policemen.