The blogosphere holds the next generation of music critics, except that the
discipline of competing for limited space is lacking.

DDR

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> An alarming trend (well, I consider it alarming) in newsprint is a lack of
> opinion pieces on artistic presentations. Writers surely find it far easier
> to issue publicity about events that are coming up than to write
> intelligent criticism of events that have just passed. Rewriting press
> releases from the artist, record company, their management, etc., before an
> event is not news. It's advertising.
> Going a bit further, our fine upstanding local politacally-slanted
> newspaper hasn't had an opinion on anything in years. But they'll happily
> run the opinions of news writers from one national feed or another. I guess
> it's a matter of liability. When you're parroting other sources you are not
> personally liable for any opinion they may have and any blame, or lawsuits,
> attached can be shunted to the source.
> Let's hear it for personal responsibility!
> So, to answer your question, tomorrow's music critics have seemingly
> become ad scriveners, more's the pity.
> Malcolm (descending from his soap-box)
>
> *******
>
> On 4/7/2013 10:16 AM, Karl Miller wrote:
>
>> They are out of a job! if current trends continue...at least when it
>> comes to
>> classical music.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Roger Kulp <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Sun, April 7, 2013 8:15:58 AM
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Where Are Tomorrow’s Music Cri tics?
>>
>> http://www.symphonynow.org/**2012/01/where-are-tomorrow%E2%**
>> 80%99s-music-critics/<http://www.symphonynow.org/2012/01/where-are-tomorrow%E2%80%99s-music-critics/>
>>
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