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With newspapers in terminal decline, what future for arts journalism?

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Author: András Szántó
Posted by: citizensofculture
Source: www.theartnewspaper.com

Coverage of the arts is migrating online but unless someone is prepared to pay for it, the outlook is uncertain

Before we succumb to nostalgia, let’s be clear: arts journalism has never had it easy. Culture, especially in its rarefied incarnations, has never been a high priority for the mainstream press. Criticism is a strange bird in an enterprise devoted to “objectivity” and mass readership. And news bosses rarely care about “soft” arts stories. They are into “hard” reporting on wars and money and sport—boys’ stuff. Instead of a reliable income, arts journalism has paid dividends in th ...
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