to be able to explain to the public, particularly in liverpool, i'm sure, maria, who are scared. what does this mean, is there more, what's going to happen? let's think some more about some of the other ethical issues here. last week, a group called survivors against terror published a report criticising the media for intrusion, citing awful examples — like a teenager who learnt first from a journalist that her brother had been killed. and this week, the wife of the liverpool taxi driver has complained about press intrusion. kamal ahmed, what is doorstepping, and how fundamental is it in a story like this, do you think? well, doorstepping is the way that some journalism operates, and often for very good reason. you're in that first information—gathering phase, and you are trying to understand the facts and gather as many facts as is possible — that means eyewitnesses, it means relatives.