Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Author: Mike J

Journalist, trainer, editor; storyteller; amateur historian.
April 10, 2021Leave a Comment on Social Media Rules: Curtailing Whose Freedom?

Social Media Rules: Curtailing Whose Freedom?

Around the world political leaders are at pains to challenge the power of the Internet giants who have democratised public discourse, in itself a challenge to the power of political elites.

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December 21, 20203 Comments on SYBIL

SYBIL

Lockdown can do strange things to you.

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December 3, 20203 Comments on WILTON’S FOR THE EAST END: The untold story

WILTON’S FOR THE EAST END: The untold story

As Chair of Stepney’s Half Moon Theatre in the 1970s I was witness to an extraordinary chapter in its history.

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June 22, 2020Leave a Comment on DAY 100+1: MON 22 June

DAY 100+1: MON 22 June

The day I washed Jane Austen’s face, and wrote a diary entry I was not meant to.

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June 21, 20201 Comment on DAY 100: Fathers’ Day

DAY 100: Fathers’ Day

Last chance to read about pebbledash, hairgel, a bootleg biography, beef casserole, red wine, and chickens. What is not to like?

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • But is it poetry?
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Recent Posts

  • International Federation Journalists’ Centenary Congress, Paris, 4-7 May 2026
  • Workers’ Memorial Day in Bristol 2026
  • Little dramas around the globe
  • Paper tiger?
  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 

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