Jim Romenesko is closing up shop at the OS & RR as part of his ‘semi-retirement’, after 13 years. One of the first generation of webloggers and always worth reading. I was honored that he took note of and encouraged me, back when there were so few of us you couldn’t help but notice. Coming soon: jimromenesko.com, “a blog about media — and other things I’m interested in.”

Related:

• A fond farewell to The Obscure Store (kottke.org)
• The End Of The Obscure Store (theawl.com)
• The Sad Decline Of Poynter Media News (lukeford.net)
• Half the end of an era – Jim Romenesko plans ‘semi-retirement’ (nextlevelofnews.com)