Jim Romenesko

Nick Denton Addresses Gawker Media Changes - Posted May 10, 2012
This afternoon Nick Denton sent Gawker Media staffers a memo outlining some managerial and advertising changes. Nothing major was announced, but here are some highlights via Jim ... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Company Makes Corporate Cuts, Including Veteran George Freeman - Posted May 4, 2012
Jim Romenesko is reporting that The New York Times Company has laid off a slew of people on the corporate side, including longtime lawyer ... [FishbowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch Addresses the Troops - Posted May 1, 2012
After this morning's brutal report from the British panel, you had to figure Rupert Mu... [FishbowlNY]

How To Avoid Getting Fired For Your Blog - Posted April 13, 2012
When I started blogging about journalism, I did so at the urging of a hiring editor (who didn't, ultimately, hire me but did inspire me). I had all these great digital skills, she told me, but she asked why had I presented her with carbon-based clips (i.e. paper) instead of a... [10,000 Words]

Don't Mess with The Daily's Twitter Policy - Posted February 28, 2012
File this under "Reading Can Be Helpful." According to Jim Romenesko, Luke Kummer, a reporter for The Daily, resigned after seeing that one o... [FishbowlNY]

The AP Adds to White House Team - Posted February 22, 2012
The Associated Press has named Anne Gearan as its new National Security writer, assigned to the White House. In a memo obtained by Jim Romenesko, the AP's Washington Bureau Chief, ... [FishbowlNY]

Patch Wants to Patch Things Up - Posted February 10, 2012
Looks like Patch is trying to establish a united front. Jim Romenesko wrote a piece that suggested that AOL's hyperlocal news network wa... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Vet Departs Company - Posted February 9, 2012
David Schlesinger, who has been with Reuters for 25 years, is leaving the company. According to ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Chatter - Posted February 2, 2012
Quotes of the Day Reuters' Shafer confronts intern issue "Most interns shd pay to intern." -- Reuters' media writer Jack Shafer, who engaged in a battle with New York Observer... [FishbowlDC]

Andrew Beaujon Joins Poynter - Posted February 1, 2012
Looks like Poynter has found its replacement for Jim Romenesko. Director of Poynter Online Julie Moos ... [FishbowlLA]

Facebook: Average Journalist Has Seen 320% Increase In Subscribers Since November - Posted January 25, 2012
On average, journalists using Facebook's subscribe feature have seen a 320 percent increase in subscribers since November, according to a Facebook analysis of 25 journalists. This sample included local, national and international journalists who report on various platforms. The growth is coming from social and interest-based discovery, wrote ... [TVSpy]

Journos Report on Their Relationships With Fox News PR - Posted January 19, 2012
Jim Romenesko has spoken with a press pool full of journalists who report on the craziness of dealing with the Fox News PR department. More specifically, d... [PRNewser]

Arthur Brisbane Responds to Critics - Posted January 12, 2012
A couple hours ago we pointed out how absurd the article Arthur Brisbane recently posted on the New York Times' website was. Bris... [FishbowlNY]

San Diego Union-Tribune Now U-T San Diego - Posted January 3, 2012
The San Diego Union-Tribune is no more. The 144-year-old paper will henceforth be known as "U-T San Diego." According to a memo to staff, obtained by ... [FishbowlLA]

The New York Post Bashes Times with Gusto - Posted December 29, 2011
You have got to love the New York Post. When the New York Times accidentally sent an email meant for 300 to over eight million yesterday, the Post saw a chance to attack, and ... [FishbowlNY]

Craigslist Founder Wants to Bring Fact Checking Back - Posted November 28, 2011
Throughout the media industry, fact checking departments have been decimated by budget cuts, and it shows. Inaccuracies in news media are becoming increasingly common, and short of the financial windfalls needed to hire back professional fact checkers, there are no easy answers. But Craig Newmark has a few ideas.... [FishbowlLA]

FOX News and Good Morning America Steal Pics from Student Newspaper - Posted November 23, 2011
Some of the best coverage of the UC Davis pepper spray controversy has come from the university's student newspaper, the California Aggie. And the professional press has noticed. Aggie editor Jason Alpert spoke with ... [FishbowlLA]

Jim Romenesko Launches New Website - Posted November 21, 2011
Shortly after his resignation from Poynter, in the wake of what many critics called a manufactured attribution scandal, Jim Romenesko officially launched his new site Jimromenesko.com over the weekend. His first post detailed the ugly behind-the-scenes dealings that hastened his departure from Poynter. His contention seems to be ... [FishbowlLA]

The Best Romenesko Reactions - Posted November 11, 2011
You probably already know this by now, but last night Jim Romenesko -- a man widely respected in the media world -- resigned early after ... [FishbowlNY]

Poynter Editor: Jim Romenesko's Posts Have "Incomplete Attribution" But Aren't Plagiarism - Posted November 10, 2011
Today, Poynter editor Julie Moos ... [10,000 Words]

Jim Romenesko Accused of Improper Attribution - Posted November 10, 2011
Jim Romenesko, the Godfather of media blogging, announced a semi-retirement from his popular Poynter blog a couple of months ago. Today he probably wishes he had retired fully--because an assistant editor at the Columbia Journalism R... [FishbowlLA]

Revolving Door: Hurricane Irene Coverage, Slate, Romenesko, and More - Posted August 25, 2011
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Gawker Takes Stock of Media Critics, Proclaims LAT's Rainey 'Not Memorable' - Posted August 25, 2011
In the wake of Wednesday's news that Poynter's Jim Romenesko is semi-retiring and Slate's Jack Shafer has been laid off, Gawker has declared this the twilight of media critics. They've compiled a list of those critics of note still standing, and it's a short one... [FishbowlLA]

Jim Romenesko Announces 'Semi-Retirement' - Posted August 24, 2011
If there's one media journalist who keeps the rest of the media world on their toes, it's Jim Romenesko. The guy somehow finds the latest, most vital news before anyone else does. So that ... [FishbowlNY]

Fish Food - Posted April 5, 2011
(A Sprinkling of Things We Think You Ought to Know...) *Beware of being tardy to Cantor's Presser: If you're going to House Maj. Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) noon press conference today, it turns out you have to be there right smack at noon -- or else you won't get in. Despite a... [FishbowlDC]

15 to 20 People Have Already Applied to the Best Journalism Want Ad in the World - Posted March 24, 2011
Yesterday, in a bit of unsolicited advice to the Huffington Post, we suggested that they follow up on their desire to hire only professional journalists, not lowly bloggers, by taking some tips from the be... [FishbowlNY]

The New York Times Wins Design Award for Haiti Coverage - Posted March 11, 2011
The New York Times has won the Gold Medal and Best in Show awards from the Society of News Design (SND) for its coverage of the Haiti earthquake tragedy. The organization awarded the ... [FishbowlNY]

HuffPo Writes To Newspaper Guild's President, Gets His Name Wrong - Posted February 23, 2011
The Newspaper Guild recently launched a campaign urging Arianna Huffington to share her $315 million windfall by paying contributors. In the spirit of open dialogue, Huffington Post spokesman Mario Ruiz resp... [FishbowlLA]

Freedom Communications Outlines Policy on Social Media - Posted February 15, 2011
Freedom Communications, parent of 27 daily newspapers and more than 100 publications in total, sent a memo to employees regarding its ... [AppNewser]

It's Awards Season at the Tribune Company - Posted January 21, 2011
Well, you don't hear this from very many American corporations these days. The executive class of the Tribune Company is giving bonuses to a few people other than themselves. Jim Romenesko got a hold of the memo explaining the Tribune Company's "Outstanding Employee Aw... [FishbowlLA]

The Daily Mail Is Caught Plagiarizing From The New York Times - Posted January 21, 2011
There is no question that plagiarism in any form is fundamentally wrong and has no place in the world of journalism. However, if you do decide to take some liberties with "sharing content" from another source, then yo... [FishbowlNY]

Tales From 1990 - Posted August 13, 2010
Two stories have hit the intertubes today of very talented journalists struggling with new media. Susie Gharib, profiled by MarketWatch writer Jon Friedman, is "one of the best and most popular business-television journalists on the... [MediaJobsDaily]

Newsday Columnist Takes A Stand Against Paid Content - Posted November 2, 2009
We've known since February that Newsday.com was going to be put behind a paywall so its parent company Cablevision could see if any of that ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.01.08 - Posted September 1, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 12.27.07 - Posted December 27, 2007
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS Most of you sp... [FishbowlDC]