Reinventing Arts Critics

By Jonathan Mitchell on Monday, May 18, 2009.

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Last year, author and media writer David Carr placed film critics on the endangered species list. And in today's scary media landscape, full of layoffs and closing papers, arts coverage is especially vulnerable. Arts critics must invent new ways to do what they do.

Studio 360’s Jonathan Mitchell followed film critic Mike D'Angelo and visual art critic Lori Waxman to discover what journalists are doing to change the game. You can hear Jonathan's piece at the Studio 360 website.

(Photo courtesy myyearofnewthings via Flickr/Creative Commons)

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