Mike Jempson

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

Category: Local/labour history

April 12, 2025Leave a Comment on Don’t shoot the messenger

Don’t shoot the messenger

Bristol Palestinian supporters on the march again.

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February 17, 20255 Comments on A potted history of Fishponds

A potted history of Fishponds

Many different histories can be written about every place. Here’s quick glance back at how Bristol’s Fishponds came to be.

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February 15, 2025Leave a Comment on Democracy – the way to set broadcasting free

Democracy – the way to set broadcasting free

The second part of my tirade for media reform in the UK Press Gazette in 1986

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February 12, 2025Leave a Comment on Freedom and fetters in new media blueprint

Freedom and fetters in new media blueprint

Forty years on, how much has really changed about the UK Press? Questions asked back them still deserve answers.

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January 23, 2025Leave a Comment on Excavating a tragic history

Excavating a tragic history

Yet more unmarked paupers’ graves have been unearthed in Bristol; here’s a bit of background.

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About Mike

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

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  • 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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