Mike Jempson

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

Category: Journalism

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, 20233 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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September 11, 20226 Comments on Farewell to a gracious queen

Farewell to a gracious queen

How does a republican reflect upon the death of a queen?

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July 4, 20222 Comments on Local news from afar

Local news from afar

A dusty old Bristol newspaper shed light on local and international events from the 1930s

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March 2, 20222 Comments on Remembering Ukraine

Remembering Ukraine

With wall-to-wall war on our TV screens I got to thinking about my work visits to Ukraine.

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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

  • ‘Strive not to serve rulers; make rulers serve you.’
  • Getting in touch with a gardener’s past
  • Revealing tales of old Fishponds
  • In kinder times
  • Looking backwards to royal days

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