Mike Jempson

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

Tag: Journalism

March 24, 20261 Comment on Paper tiger?

Paper tiger?

Funny how your past catches up with you.

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April 22, 2025Leave a Comment on Someday get over the Rainbow

Someday get over the Rainbow

Current controversy over the Supreme Court’s clarification of the meaning of ‘woman’ brought this to mind.

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September 6, 20242 Comments on Journalism is not a crime

Journalism is not a crime

So many journalists have been killed in Gaza, now journalists who tell their stories the UK are being arrested.

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May 4, 2024Leave a Comment on Press Freedom: Too many died

Press Freedom: Too many died

The names of journalists killed in Gaza were carried through Bristol today to the sound of a muffled drum.

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October 7, 2021Leave a Comment on The Objective ‘I’ ?

The Objective ‘I’ ?

My contribution to National Poetry Day 2021; a little think piece I’ve been using when training journalists since 2000

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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

  • 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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