Art Critics Losing Their Jobs

(originally aired: Jan. 17, 2017) Guest: Jed Gottlieb, Music and Theater Critic, Boston Herald It’s pretty rare to find a newspaper anywhere in the country with a full-time writer dedicated solely to covering theater, music or books. These are tough times for print journalism and it seems arts critics are among the first to go in layoffs and buyouts. So, do newspapers really need someone dedicated full time to arts, or have internet reviews and friend recommendations on social media taken over?