Jim Harrington
Music Critic/Pop Music Writer·The Mercury News
San Jose, United States, North America
- Pop
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Pop · Music · Pop MusicRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Jim Harrington works as a music critic/pop music writer at The Mercury News and is publicly associated with pop, music and pop music, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Pop
Formats
Newspaper · Mercury News · Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
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- The release story and why it fits The Mercury News.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
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- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Jim Harrington cover?
Genres
- Pop
Coverage
- Pop
- Music
- Pop Music
- San Jose
Market
- San Jose
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Jim Harrington?
Jim Harrington is a San Jose-based music critic/pop music writer associated with The Mercury News. Their published work centres on Pop, Music and Pop Music. Coverage runs through Newspaper and Mercury News. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Pop. Music Critic/Pop Music Writer · The Mercury News. Jim Harrington works as a music critic/pop music writer with The Mercury News, based in San Jose. Jim Harrington is music critic/pop music writer at The Mercury News, based in San Jose. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Pop, Music, Pop Music, San Jose and Music Critic, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Newspaper, Mercury News and Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Jim is publicly associated with Pop. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Music Critic/Pop Music Writer. Works at: The Mercury News. Based in: San Jose, United States, North America. Campaign types: Review, Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jim's newspaper coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Music Critic/Pop Music Writer
- Works at
- The Mercury News
- Based in
- San Jose, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Review, Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Jim Harrington
Jim Harrington works as music critic/pop music writer and covers Pop, Music, Pop Music and San Jose. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jim Harrington is based in San Jose, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jim is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jim's newspaper coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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