Analytical mind, erudition, emotional intelligence, instant reaction to changes, curiosity, logic, stable morality and excellent conversational speech. This is the minimum requirement for the profession of a news service journalist. Vladimir Varfolomeev corresponds to this rare set of qualities for one hundred percent. Or even two hundred. Professional, what can I say.
GKChP and the First Chechen
Once in his youth, Vladimir Varfolomeev studied to specialize in "political informant", but a year later he was fired with a hard stamp - "professionally unsuitable." It is not known whether this story is connected with the fact that almost immediately after coming to the Echo of Moscow radio station, Vladimir began to deal with news issues. And until now, the news remains his main business.
The radio station "Echo of Moscow" was then located on Nikolskaya Street. The journalistic biography of Vladimir Varfolomeev began in the spring of 1991, when he first went on the air. He was lucky because that spring was eventful: the day of the first broadcast was the day of victory over the State Emergency Committee.
Then journalistic hardening began: Vladimir Varfolomeev left as a special correspondent in the zone of military conflict. After returning, numerous broadcasts of news and conversations began.
Now Vladimir Varfolomeyev runs the Echo Information Service and at the same time is the first deputy editor-in-chief of the radio station Alexei Venediktov.
"News" of pure water: analytics and balance
Once Vladimir Varfolomeev gave a great interview to his colleagues from the Radio Portal, in which he talked about his views on the profession. Extremely interesting were his arguments in favor of high-quality news channels on the radio, and not in the media of a different format.
According to Vladimir, radio listeners are most often in cars - away from other sources of information. Radio for all is quite accessible and, which is very important, does not distract from other activities, this is one of the most democratic and universal media. Faster than a radio station, no one else can report urgent news. It can be interesting news or a warning about danger - anything, but extremely quickly. Radio is the best intermediary in delivering new information to its consumer.
Echo of Moscow: First Deputy Editor-in-Chief
At the Echo of Moscow, Vladimir Varfolomeev is one of the oldest employees. He is a true universal soldier - a multi-station journalist, he can handle any genre of journalism. But from the very beginning, the main specialization was coverage of events in Russia, near and far abroad.
The career of Vladimir Varfolomeev can be described in textbooks as an example of uniform and sustainable professional growth in the vertical and horizontal directions.
It’s one thing to do the news yourself; it’s quite another to teach others. The duties of the Director of the information center include the formation of a reliable team that will prepare news releases taking into account the Echo of Moscow strategy, current legislation, actions of other radio stations, etc.
"Echo of Moscow" positions itself as a professional media, giving the opportunity to speak and voice their opinions of representatives of various political directions. This position also applies to the selection of priority news. In such a situation, real mastery is needed in the balance of opinions and impartiality in presenting information. Vladimir Varfolomeev copes with this brilliantly: Echo of Moscow is one of the most authoritative and operational news sources in Russia.
Resilience in the manifestation of emotions
This quality is from the list of the main advantages of the news reporters. Vladimir Varfolomeev is one of the few Echo employees who has not been criticized. No evil comments are written about him. Reviews about Vladimir Varfolomeyev are almost always respectful.
“Strict, but extremely tactful” - a rare combination of a journalist and the head of a troubled economy - the news department.
The ability to control one’s emotions, composure and restraint in various ethereal situations is a very difficult task. And at the same time, you need to be logical and be able to find vivid analogies to compare news with certain cases from life and history. Varfolomeyev’s favorite trick is to compare situations in politics with cases from sports. That's why he is considered one of the best press news professionals in Russia.
