Mike Jempson

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

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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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January 4, 2022Leave a Comment on A uniform mystery from a century ago

A uniform mystery from a century ago

Researching a humble nurse’s story I came across the origins of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’, Sherlock Holmes’ most famous case.

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About Mike

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

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  • 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

  • Looking backwards to royal days
  • World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2023
  • Why are journalists so awful? A retired hack speaks out
  • Historic chimneys face the chop
  • What the pornographer did to me

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