Mike Jempson

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

Category: Local/labour history

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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July 13, 20245 Comments on ‘Ringed by Fire’

‘Ringed by Fire’

Wapping on the first night of the Blitz, 7-8 September 1940

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December 11, 202311 Comments on Stephen & Matilda Tenants’ Co-op 1975-2012

Stephen & Matilda Tenants’ Co-op 1975-2012

I could not make it to Saturday’s ceremony, so I sent my memories of the start up.

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About Mike

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

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  • Little dramas around the globe
  • Paper tiger?
  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 
  • Thoughts on an arrest
  • At home with refugees

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