Here is my conversation with one of New Hampshire’s media giants, Jim Rousmaniere – InDepthNH.org

By WAYNE D. KING, NH Secrets and techniques, Legends and Lore

Jim Rousmaniere

Journalist and Creator: “Water Connections” What contemporary water means to us; What we imply to water.

Jim Rousmaniere is a soft-spoken fellow, however these nonetheless waters run deep because the saying goes. He has the curiosity and perception of an oracle to a lot of his admirers.  He’s additionally straight out of central casting relating to the function of an editor, glasses at simply the correct degree on his nostril so he can look over them at you and make you’re feeling like his BS meter is at all times on full alert.

After a stint within the Peace corps, he started his profession in journalism  at The Baltimore Solar in Baltimore and Washington DC, the place he lined nationwide economics, and within the early Eighties he took over the editorship of the every day Keene (NH) Sentinel. He retired from newspaper administration in 2013, at which period he started researching the topic of his e-book: “Water Connections.”

Whereas he clearly has a deep respect for the pure surroundings, it’s the intimate and instant reference to individuals and their tales that feed his creativeness and enthusiasm and permit him to take what may appear a easy story and weave it along with the artistry of a symphonic composer. Artwork, historical past, science, and enterprise all determine into the story that Jim tells.

Starting with the White Mountain Artwork motion that helped gas a tourism increase and a deep reference to the panorama, Jim then leads us into the devastation of northern forests that spurred each residents and companies to motion ensuing within the Weeks act and the White Mountain Nationwide Forest.

Now usually after I do one among these podcasts I lower out the small speak with which they inevitably start however with Jim Rousmaniere, there’s actually no such factor as small speak and the journalist is ever current. So I’ve included some extra private reflections that Jim managed to “drag” out of me as a result of they might be of curiosity.

You see, one among my very first encounters with Jim was in 1994 after I was a nominee for Governor in a longshot bid to unseat a preferred governor. This dialog was the primary alternative that I needed to thank Jim for ignoring the chances and endorsing me in that race. Jim managed to additionally flip that into a second of candor concerning the nature of politics from my perspective.

In his new e-book “Water Connections” as in each second of his working life, Jim Rousmaniere is deploying his journalistic sensibilities to hunt out the deeper meanings that assist to offer all of us higher perception into the richness and that means of our lives, together with the trials and tribulations, the successes and the defeats.

On this dialog we discuss Water Connections in addition to his reflections on the state of Journalism on this new period of pretend information and digital supply.

Right here is my dialog with one among New Hampshire’s media giants. Jim Rousmaniere.

Pay attention right here:

https://feeds.podetize.com/ep/J8PiG5stU/media