Monday 31 January 2011

Is the age of the critic over?

Guardian critics reflect on how social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and myDigg, fit into the perennial debate on cultural elitism....

Miranda Sawyer, broadcaster and Observer radio critic: 'Twitter has made it easier for critics to hear other people's opinions. Even then, though, you tend to hear similar views to your own'

Jessa Crispin, editor-in-chief of Bookslut: 'The tussle, the argument, the fun of criticism is now online'
 
Philip French, Observer film critic: 'It could be that bad criticism might drive out serious writing'

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