As part of an application for Deutsche Welle I was asked to
write a blog about our taboos, why we don't talk about them but probably
should. Here is my piece on the taboos in technology as I see them. Article on Techno Taboos
David Wilkins' Words
This is an outlet for my journalistic productions in both print and audio
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
An interview With Eileen Chubb
When Eileen Chubb opened the phone
book looking for a summer job, she never imagined this decision would
change her life forever. From a history of retail work, her life
transformed into a tireless campaign for the protection of vulnerable
elderly people suffering systematic abuse. Having tried all legal
avenues and failed, she now heads Compassion In Care, a hotline for
whistleblowers in the care industry and The Whistler, a similar
organisation to help whistleblowers from all industries. She is also
an investigative Journalist and member of the NUJ. When I called her
up on the telephone this month, she told me her story, and that of
Edna a vulnerable and abused victim after whom Edna’s Law is named.
Note, this interview contains content some listeners may find
upsetting.
Listen here to my Interview with Eileen Chubb
Listen here to my Interview with Eileen Chubb
Monday, 11 June 2018
Interview with Elinor Honigstein of Israeli Connections
How does a Jewish community centre in London cater for the Israeli
community living in the UK? And how does it remain neutral on issues
that often divide Israeli opinions, let alone the rest of the world?
Meet Elinor Honigstein, head of Israeli Connections. Through a wide
range of events from Hebrew sing-alongs to renowned speakers such as
Ehud Barak, Israel’s most decorated soldier, she aims to do just
that. When I Interviewed her at JW3 she was winding down the
celebration for Israel’s 70th Independence day party. An event of
food, wine, music and laughter that explains why Israel is such a
unique place.
Listen here to my Interview with Elinor Honigstein
Listen here to my Interview with Elinor Honigstein
Monday, 23 April 2018
The exportation of Baby Elephants from Zimbabwe to China
Why
are baby elephants in Zimbabwe being exported to China?
How are they treated? And why should we care? Meet Zimbabwean
activist and elephant lover Nomusa Dube. Now living in the UK, she
has begun
a tireless campaign to save the baby elephants from concrete cages in
China. An exclusive interview in the B-bar restaurant, London,
reveals all.
The audio interview is HERE, and also available from my Africa Articles page
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Media from my time in Brighton
In order to obtain a qualification in Journalism (NCTJ) I
took a 32 week course at Brighton Journalist works. This was a small privately owned college in the
same building as the Argus, Brighton’s leading Daily. Here I covered most aspects of Journalism including shorthand. Here too I was able to publish several
articles. These and my first ever
independent radio programme are listed HERE..
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Why should the BBC employ me?
Friday, 24 March 2017
Welcome
Welcome to this blog, which hosts my journalistic output over the years. The panel to the right here lists the pages which trace the history of my work in various guises. Since Blogger is not accessible for editing by a screen reader, I haven't been able to add any media for quite a while, but hopefully this will be rectified soon. This will include my work at BBC Radio Lincolnshire, for The South African, and other more recent work.
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