We journalists are not in the music business, we're *covering* the
music business. Well, at least that's how the oft-referenced Greg Kot
positioned himself during a panel at lat year's (?) SXSW.
Neal Weiss
A good read between the lines quote, I might add. I've seen more
journalistic
In a message dated 2/27/99 3:29:26 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I cannot give much credibility to Mr. Kott for
example, who seems to attach a "neutralized barb" to his wiriting and then
happily wanders back into mainstream appeal. It just gives me the
impression that
In a message dated 2/27/99 3:29:26 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A critic in my
honest opinion is writing for the public, not for the recording industry or
the artists.
Sometimes I think the best criticism is the stuff you write for yourself,
trying to figure out why
At 09:14 PM 2/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
Howdy,
Jeff Weiss says: According to Grant Alden, writers do not control the
"Star System." Editors make those decisions.
That makes no sense. How does that prevent a reviewer from writing a review
that is accompanied by a star rating that has no relation
For the one publication I write for that uses the star system, you can give as
many stars as you want, but the editor reserves the right to change that.
Editors pretty much get to do whatever they want with your stuff, it seems. I
even had one change my point of view. . .once. But it wasn't on
