Art Critics Losing Their Jobs

Art Critics Losing Their Jobs

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Philippines, Adult Music Education, Evolving Ourselves

Episode: Philippines, Adult Music Education, Evolving Ourselves

  • Jan 18, 2017
  • 23:21 mins

Guest: Jed Gottlieb, writer  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. Or, they get other duties and breaking news assignments added to their job so they spend less time writing about arts. And so what? Do newspapers really need someone dedicated full time to arts when the internet is teeming with movie and music reviews?