Mr. Daniel McConnell:

I am in post since last April. As I said, in the Business Post, we do a lot of sensitive and deep investigative work. When questions are put to the organisation on a Thursday or Friday ahead of publication, the response can be from the individual, a press office, media or PR agency or a lawyer. When they come from a lawyer and they state, "We will not tell you why you are wrong, but you are and if you publish any of this we will sue you", that obviously has an immediate chilling effect on your decision-making. You go back to your journalist and make sure you have your i's dotted and t's crossed. If you are satisfied your work is done and you have the story, then you publish. On that doubt on a Saturday night when the button is pressed and the paper is gone to bed, there are sleepless nights.