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May 23, 2012
“Speaking of which: The news that Bar Rafaeli topped Maxim’s “HOT 100” list has no legs, but lots of leg, and a bare bottom, and a pretty face. A shot of Rafaeli lying nude on the beach is only tenuously connected to any of the material inside: a guide to local beaches and a “SEEN & HEARD” item in which Rafaeli is photographed with a pilot on a flight to Los Angeles. Pretty skimpy!” - Tom McGeveran in The Front, his daily assessment of New York’s tabloids.

“Speaking of which: The news that Bar Rafaeli topped Maxim’s “HOT 100” list has no legs, but lots of leg, and a bare bottom, and a pretty face. A shot of Rafaeli lying nude on the beach is only tenuously connected to any of the material inside: a guide to local beaches and a “SEEN & HEARD” item in which Rafaeli is photographed with a pilot on a flight to Los Angeles. Pretty skimpy!” - Tom McGeveran in The Front, his daily assessment of New York’s tabloids.

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August 24, 2011
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Big news in the world of media pixel-pushing: Jim Romenesko, the longtime Poynter scribe who's been aggregating long before most people knew what that was, is semi-retiring.

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In Jan. 2012, Romenesko will launch his own site — JimRomenesko.com — and become a part-time staffer for Poynter. He’ll post casually to the media-news blog, the soon-to-be renamed “Romenesko+,” and will continue tweeting from the @romenesko and @poynter Twitter accounts. Poynter’s Julie Moos, Steve Myers and Jeff Sonderman will also contribute to the revamped Romenesko blog.

In an interview with The Huffington Post, the 57-year-old journalist said he’s been thinking about doing something new for awhile and must have gotten the “12-year itch.” (He left Milwaukee magazine after 12 years, too). “I went back and forth to renewing (my contract), not renewing,” Romenesko said. “In the end, I decided I wanted to go back and do my own blog, the way I was before Poynter picked me up.”

This guy was a huge inspiration to me when starting the site. Will be sad to see a little bit less of his work at Poynter. He’s one of the real trailblazers in this field.

All the best to one of the greats.

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