Dave Porter is a lecturer in journalism at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Prior to joining MMU, he taught media law at News Associates in Manchester as part of the fast-track Diploma in Journalism for the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). He has also worked for many years as a tutor for an online journalism college accredited to the NCTJ. Porter has extensive experience as a freelance journalist, principally as a writer and copy editor for HOPE not hate.