1. Why Subscribe

  2. Stay up-to-date

  3. Women’s Self Defense

  4. Ménière’s Disease

  5. Submitting Guest Articles or Testimonials

Why Subscribe?

Mark McGee, Radio News, 1960s

Mark McGee is an award-wining journalist, communications specialist, and writer who cares deeply about his audience. He began in radio news in 1967 and moved into television news in 1981. He has been an investigative reporter, anchor, producer, and news manager. He was also a state correspondent for two major metro newspapers, a regional correspondent for several broadcast networks, and reported for two national wire services. Mark retired as a television news manager in 2009. He has since worked as an independent journalist, communications director, and writing consultant. Mark is also a published author with three paperback books and about 750 eBooks.

Mark’s primary purpose in writing his weekly newsletter is to help people who work in the fields of journalism, media, and communications find ways to do their jobs in ways that are personally fulfilling and helpful to others.

Mark also wants to help women learn how to defend themselves effectively, efficiently, and legally. He does that through a Section about Women’s Self Defense. He has also added a Section about Managing Ménière’s Disease.

Guest articles and testimonials are invited on a limited basis as explained later in this section.

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Stay up-to-date

You won’t have to worry about missing anything. Every new edition of the journalism newsletter goes directly to your inbox each Tuesday morning. Self-defense and Ménière’s newsletters will arrive in your inbox once a month.

We also update stories in the ‘Notes’ section on a regular basis, so be sure to check there often (Notes tab at top of this website).

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Women’s Self Defense

Sensei Mark McGee is a 7th Degree Black Belt and a 7th Degree Black Sash in martial arts. He has been training children, teens, and adults to defend themselves against physical attacks for 60 years. The Women’s Self Defense section of this newsletter is designed to help women in journalism, media, and communications defend themselves against physical attacks. The self-defense techniques shared also work well for boys, girls, and men.

The Women’s Self Defense newsletter is published the first Monday morning of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November). You can receive it directly to your email inbox by subscribing to the newsletter. You can read previous articles by clicking on the tab at the top of this website.

Ménière’s Disease

Ménière’s Disease is a rare disorder of the inner ear that causes tinnitus (ringing in the ears), vertigo (severe dizziness), and hearing loss. It affects about 0.02% of the U.S. population.

Mark uses his experience in journalism and health research to write articles of interest and help to Ménière’s patients. Thousands of people are diagnosed with this rare disease every year. Mark, who has had Ménière’s for many years, wants to help people find information about the disease that is well-researched and confirmed.

The Managing Ménière’s Disease newsletter is published the third Saturday morning of every other month (February, April, June, August, October, December). You can receive it directly to your email inbox by subscribing to the newsletter. You can read previous articles by clicking on the tab at the top of this website.

Submitting Guest Articles and Testimonials

Guest articles and personal testimonials are invited on a voluntary (unpaid) and limited basis. Mr. McGee will consider each submission based on the writer’s credentials/qualifications. He will also edit for accuracy and objectivity.

The copyright for guest articles belongs to the guest writer. Guest writers should have some professional expertise in their field (e.g. journalist, news director, communications director, professor, doctor, sensei). If you submit an article taken from a book or other copyrighted publication you’ve written, a link to your publication will be included with your copyright. Copyrights are not given for testimonials unless the writer specifically asks for one because they plan to use it in other publications.

Submit guest articles or testimonials to markmcgee4@substack.com.

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The purpose of this newsletter is to help people who work in the fields of journalism, media, and communications find ways to do their jobs that are personally fulfilling and helpful to others. We also address Self Defense and Health.

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The purpose of this newsletter is to make journalism "real" again. That means helping journalists understand how to do journalism that's objective and accurate. Written by a career journalist and former news manager.