Mike Jempson

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

Author: Mike J

Journalist, trainer, editor; storyteller; amateur historian.
July 1, 20231 Comment on Revealing tales of old Fishponds

Revealing tales of old Fishponds

It is not necessarily a bad thing that a little bit of history disappears under every new development .

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May 31, 20232 Comments on In kinder times

In kinder times

Those were the days when health service unions were taken note of.

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May 4, 20231 Comment on Looking backwards to royal days

Looking backwards to royal days

A hotchpotch of old stories provide some local context to the coronation month.

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May 4, 2023Leave a Comment on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2023

World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2023

I was honoured to contribute a few words to Lithuania’s World Press Freedom Day event.

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April 18, 20234 Comments on Why are journalists so awful? A retired hack speaks out

Why are journalists so awful? A retired hack speaks out

Amazing what you find when going through old files.

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About Mike

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

Categories

  • A life in words
  • But is it poetry?
  • Journalism
  • Local/labour history
  • Longer reads
  • My Self-Isolation Diary
  • Oddments
  • Short stories
  • Travel tales
  • Uncategorized
  • Unreported

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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