A Profile of Jim Romenesko
We ran across this profile of Romenesko at Newsroom Confidential, an L.A.-based radio show and podcast that provides an “insider’s guide to journalists and public relations.” Skip ahead to the last third of the podcast to hear the part of the show on Jim.
The interview-shy Romenesko, who writes the most influential journalism blog in the United States, declined to talk with Newsroom Confidential, but did sit down recently for a recorded chat with a student at Northwestern University. Excerpt:
“I guess [I'm] competitive. Even in this, I want to be … If I get memo I want to post it as quickly as possible, because I know maybe the New York Observer will have it … or Editor and Publisher…”