Michael Pearson

Journalist. Social lead at BBC Radio 4 and News on BBC Sounds. previously Reach Plc, Liverpool Echo. @NCTJ_News Journalism trainer. Proud @DianaAward holder!

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

As my engagement on this platform has hit the floor: you can follow me on Blue Sky below 👇

https://t.co/XMkiro1DKa

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

A BBC investigation has gained rare access to asylum hotels and witnessed poor living conditions and a £600 return taxi trip to a medical appointment.

Journalist @SueM1tchell tells #R4Today what she found when she visited four different hotels.

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

Welcome to the #R4Today team @annaefoster! Looking forward to you starting next month🥳

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

I’m back out in the US this week for the presidential inauguration - here’s a little of what we’ve been up to! If you can’t tell, it’s cold! 🥶

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

As Donald Trump signs a flurry of executive orders on his first day as president, @JustinOnWeb finds out what matters most to the hardcore supporters, who braved sub zero temperatures, to see him on Inauguration day.

#R4Today

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

Celebrating 100 years of the Shipping Forecast & we've a challenge for you!

Remix this audio, reply to this audio or record yourself trying out this short version, you can also use the hashtag #ShippingForecastChallenge & we'll pick some of our favourites later in the week!

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

"It's a mistake to think that people who kill are not human."

Titled Four Questions about Violence, This year’s BBC Radio 4 Reith Lecturer Dr Gwen Adshead addresses the most pertinent questions that she has faced in her work as a forensic psychiatrist.

The lectures were recorded in front of live audiences in London, Dundee, Bergen and HMP Grendon - the first time a Reith lecture has been recorded in a prison.

The Reith Lectures | Listen on BBC Sounds

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

Was thrilled to be asked to judge the video journalism entries for this year’s awards. Some incredible work across a wide range of subjects and a real variety of content. Well done everyone!

[NCTJ @NCTJ_news]

The NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2024 shortlist is here ✨

Congratulations to the 72 students, trainees, apprentices, training providers and employers up for awards!

The judges have praised the high calibre of entries this year. Good luck everyone! 🌟

https://t.co/q9Qym3JqDG

#NCTJawards

[Sue Mitchell @SueM1tchell]

Stranded in a care homes with no bank cards or ID.
Others left without oversight of their money.
Homes cleared and sold. Wills written and disputed.

Months investigating power of attorney @BBCRadio4 @wrobinson101 @joelmoors @Dr_CStephens @hughlevinson

https://t.co/rTILzPtl1O

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

@melramsay_ Maybe look on Access and you can do a leisure booking!

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

Do I have any freelance video editing journalists (with access to Premiere Pro or similar) on my feed who have some editing availability in December? Drop me an email with some examples [email protected] #journojobs

[BBC Front Row @BBCFrontRow]

The moment Samantha Harvey wins the #BookerPrize2024 for her novel Orbital and dedicates the award to earth and peace.

Catch up with the ceremony broadcast live on Front Row with @samiraahmeduk on @bbcsounds now 🎧

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

June Spencer, the last original cast member of The Archers, has died aged 105.

Mohit Bakaya, Controller of Radio 4 said: “June Spencer has been a longstanding presence and companion for Radio 4 listeners during her exceptional run on The Archers. Many have grown up with June as Peggy and listened as she journeyed through life’s many chapters, with all of its ups and downs."

“In her later years, her portrayal of a devoted wife caring for a husband with Dementia, including their very moving final goodbye, was deeply poignant and powerful radio. We send all our love and condolences to June’s family and the many people whose lives she touched.”

Jeremy Howe, Editor of The Archers said: "Working with June was like working with a legend, and has been one of the great privileges of my time at the BBC. Here was this person, immaculately dressed and sitting bolt upright in the Green Room at BBC Birmingham, script at the ready, all meticulously marked up with little pencil squiggles and dashes like musical notation, who had been in the first ever episode of the Archers back in 1951. June Spencer wasn’t just a brilliant Peggy Woolley, the ultimate matriarch of Ambridge, but a brilliant actress. I only ever worked with her in radio, but her technique, her precision, her delivery were flawless."

“One of the cast once remarked that in all her time in the show he had only ever heard her fluff her lines the once. She was an actress who revelled in her craft, someone who could score a bullseye with a gently insulting cough as if it were a bon mot from Oscar Wilde. She was also a great company member – funny, sharp, warm, never gossipy, but with wonderful stories of the early days of radio drama, self deprecating and a great companion. The two things I would never commit to with June were being driven by her at the age of one hundred and one or taking her on at Scrabble. She was a Scrabble demon. June’s Peggy Woolley was and always will be the Queen of Ambridge, and with her death The Archers has lost its link with the birth of the show over seventy years ago. It is a humbling moment for us all.”

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

You can grab yourself a Kamala-bargain at Baltimore Airport…..

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

Here we go!!

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

🇺🇸🗳️ With polls closing later, follow all the US election latest live at 10pm, as America Decides on Radio 4, @bbc5live and @BBCSounds

America Decides | Listen on BBC Sounds

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

Can Bill Clinton help win over black voters in North Carolina?

As America goes to the polls, @JustinOnWeb speaks to voters in the swing state after the former Democrat president visits a Baptist church.

#R4Today

[BBC Sounds @BBCSounds]

Looking for some snacks to see you through the US Election?

Americasters sent us on a mission to find some of the best treats to enjoy while here in America!

#Americast | Listen on BBC Sounds

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

We’re out on the road 😍

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

Two days until America decides between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

@JustinOnWeb is on the road in America for #R4Today - first stop Philadelphia.

Listen throughout the week to his coverage of the US Presidential Election.

[Michael Pearson @MPJourno]

I’m out in America for the US election and here’s a little flavour of what I’ve been up to! 👇

[BBC Sounds @BBCSounds]

#Americast goes trick-or-treating in Philadelphia!

How are Republicans feeling ahead of the election in five days time...?

https://t.co/dvANItJMbk

[BBC Sounds @BBCSounds]

Will Taylor Swift join the election campaign?

Marianna Spring and Sarah Smith discuss the impact celebrities could have on the US presidential race on the latest #Americast.

https://t.co/zWZeIFS1xt

[BBC Sounds @BBCSounds]

How are podcasts making a difference in the US election?

The new trend is aiming to bring new and sometimes undecided voters out to the ballot box in the 2024 election.

#Americast | Listen on BBC Sounds https://t.co/EFFDOkvAGq