He is also a member of the Dart Society, which brings together journalists on both sides of the Atlantic. But Loyn has been an opponent of a school of journalism known as 'Peace News', and debated with its supporters both in public and in a widely cited academic discourse. Loyn is on the board of the Media Standards Trust and a trustee of the Roddy Scott Foundation. He is on the Advisory Council of the Mcdonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life in Oxford, and is a founder member of London's Frontline Club. Loyn's first book, "Frontline", told the story of the Frontline Television News agency. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Orwell Prize. It is currently in production as a feature film. His second book, "Butcher and Bolt – 200 years of foreign engagement in Afghanistan", was published in 2008 (in the US, the book is called "In Afghanistan"). "Butcher and Bolt" was widely seen as providing insight into why the Afghan war proved a far harder fight than it had initially looked in 2001. The book drew parallels between foreign engagements in the past and today to suggest why Afghanistan was harder to hold than it was to take. Loyn is a practising Catholic. He says that "because of my faith, I also understand there is a spiritual aspect to conflict" and that he believes the conflicts on which he has reported for many years "do have a spiritual heart, which we rather miss in our reporting."