Pajamas Media

Our Story

Pajamas Media began in 2005 as an affiliation of 90 of the most influential weblogs on the Internet. They were linked together as an advertising network, but the intention was to provide a significant alternative to mainstream media. Two years later PJM has expanded its reach. Besides adding to its blog network, through its portal, PJM now provides exclusive news and opinion 24/7 in text, video and podcast from correspondents in over forty countries. Pajamas Media also has its own weekly show on XM satellite radio – PJM Political – and syndicates its original material like a news agency.

Roger L. Simon – CEO/Co-Founder Pajamas Media
Los Angeles-based Roger L. Simon is the author of ten novels, including the prize-winning Moses Wine detective series, and six screenplays, including “Enemies: A Love Story” for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He served as president of the West Coast branch of PEN and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America.

Charles Johnson – Co-founder
Charles Johnson is a professional musician, web designer and publisher of the Little Green Footballs weblog.

Sandra Graves Rozanski – COO
A native North Carolinian, Sandra Graves Rozanski received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina. She has a strong background in finance and strategic planning and has worked for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America. She received her MBA from the University of Southern California and most recently she was the Vice President of Customer Service and Satisfaction for Candle Corp. She has served as a Malcolm Baldrige National Examiner and under her guidance, Candle received two California State Quality Awards.

Glenn Reynolds – Supervising Executive Editor
A law professor at the University of Tennessee, Glenn is the creator of the popular Instapundit blog. He has written various law review articles and op ed. He’s a Contributing Editor at Popular Mechanics and a prolific author, including titles such as An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths and The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Government, Business and Society, (The Free Press, 1997) coauthored with Peter W. Morgan.

José Guardia – Supervising Editor
A native of Barcelona, Spain, Jose has a law degree from the University of Barcelona. He has been involved for almost 15 years with technology and new media, whether as an executive or a consultant. He has also been published or quoted in publications such as the late Industry Standard, Wired, Baquia (which is a technology business online publication in Spain) El Periódico (Barcelona’s biggest daily), and Telenoticies.com, the web service of Catalan regional TV and radio. He also has a blog, Barcepundit, with editions in English and Spanish.

Allison Kaplan Sommer – Middle East Editor (Tel Aviv)
Originally from Rhode Island and a graduate of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Allison Kaplan Sommer also received a master’s degree at the Columbia School of Journalism. She began writing for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Washington correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. Today, she works for the organization Israel 21c, freelances for Hadassah Magazine and other publications. When in the United States, she gives lectures about Israel through the UJC Speaker’s Bureau.

Omar & Mohammed Fadhil – Middle East Editors (Baghdad)

Aaron Hanscom – Los Angeles Editor
A former elementary school teacher in South Central Los Angeles, Aaron Hanscom holds a degree in economics from the University of California at San Diego. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Orange County Register, TCS Daily and FrontPage Magazine.

Rick Moran - Chicago Editor
Rick Moran is a freelance writer living in Streator, IL. In addition to his duties as PJ Media Chicago Editor, Moran is also Associate Editor of The American Thinker and manages his own personal blog Right Wing Nuthouse. He has extensive experience in grass roots organizing and has worked on several political campaigns.


David J. Rusin – Philadelphia Editor
Dr. Rusin earned a Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania and has published more than thirty articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has held research positions at Harvard, Penn, and the University of California. Dr. Rusin also investigates the interface between Western and Islamic culture for Islamist Watch.

Michael Weiss – Editor (New York)
Michael Weiss is writer living in Brooklyn, NY. His work has appeared in Slate, The Weekly Standard, The New Criterion, New York Magazine, Democratiya, Reason and Jewcy, of which he is a contributing editor.

Mark B. Anderson – Executive Video Producer & Energy Trek/One Billion Bulbs Program Manager
Mark Anderson, the Program Manager of PJM’s Energy Trek initiative and PJM’s Executive Video Producer, is hard to nail down. A native of Southern California, he received an B.A. in Biology and Psychology from the University of California, Riverside, and an M.S. in Physiological Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. In his relatively brief span on this Earth, he’s also worked as a mechanic, a scuba diving instructor, and, for seven years, a beach lifeguard. He is also an actor and is an avid triathlete and bicycle racer.

Sibylla Nash – Blogger Relations & Communications Manager
A graduate of USC with a degree in print journalism, Sibylla has written hundreds of articles that have appeared in a variety of publications including The Chicago Tribune, Essence magazine, Vibe magazine and many others. She is also the author of three books.

Ed Driscoll – PJM Political Producer
Ed earned a degree in history, and was a financial planner and registered investment advisor in South Jersey before California beckoned in 1997. He sold his practice, became a full-time writer, and settled in the San Jose area where he lives with his wife, a lawyer.

Jim Hanson – Director of Business Development
Jim Hanson took early retirement from Army Special Forces and now serves as PJM’s Director of Business Development. He is responsible for syndicating our original content across multiple online news and information sites. He also writes and produces videos for the award-winning military site Blackfive.

Damien LaManna - Interactive Sales and Marketing Manager
A Buffalo, NY native, Damien resides in Washington, D.C. and much like his fellow high school alum Tim Russert, remains a die-hard Sabres and Bills fan. A former Director of New Media for Adfero Group, a D.C. based public affairs firm, Damien now serves as an Interactive Sales and Marketing Manager for Pajamas Media.

Aaron DelloIacano Thies - Technical Advisor – Manager of Ad Operations
In 2003, Aaron founded Ad Delivery Solutions, a consulting business providing ad operations planning and execution, advertising revenue generation strategies, ad serving technology implementation, and ad technology project management for Internet publishers and site networks. As a consultant, Mr. DelloIacono Thies has worked with such clients as USATODAY.com, LexisNexis, The New England Journal and many others. DelloIacono Thies received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Davis in 1994.

Nina Yablok – Attorney
Nina Yablok is the owner of The Law Office of Nina Yablok, a business and corporate law firm in Milpitas, California (near San Jose) specializing in representing privately held businesses. She has been the Pajamas attorney since its inception. Nina’s been active with both the State Bar of California and Santa Clara County Bar Association’s Business Law sections. She has written and lectured extensively in the areas of independent contractor disputes and business start ups.

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