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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 14:30:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 15:47:20 GMT
Her Guardian reviews and features are to continue as before but the blogs will be no more.
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Post by martin1965 on Mar 13, 2017 18:04:05 GMT
Never liked her im afraid!
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Post by Jan on Mar 13, 2017 20:03:28 GMT
Good. Glad to see the back of her and her tedious Peak Guardian blog droning on about the same old topics week after week. Surprised they save much money by stopping it though.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 13, 2017 20:16:17 GMT
Just to show how arts journalism is dwindling, which indeed is very sad, no other reason because what we are doing now and that is social media and the Internet.
The Guardian has the best arts coverage of any British newspaper and this is a wake up call to me, when I get paid this week, to make a voluntary contribution to their coffers, as they request on their website.
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Post by martin1965 on Mar 13, 2017 20:33:38 GMT
Just to show how arts journalism is dwindling, which indeed is very sad, no other reason because what we are doing now and that is social media and the Internet. The Guardian has the best arts coverage of any British newspaper and this is a wake up call to me, when I get paid this week, to make a voluntary contribution to their coffers, as they request on their website. Yawn! |
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 13, 2017 21:13:48 GMT
Sorry but Quentin Letts doesn't do it for me.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 13, 2017 22:11:21 GMT
Never liked her im afraid! Same here. I try to avoid her reviews and comments |
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Post by showgirl on Mar 14, 2017 4:37:47 GMT
I often disagree with her reviews but I found the blog topics very interesting and relevant, so I will miss those. However, whether I share Lyn Gardner's views or not, it's always useful to read as wide a variety as possible on any subject in order to achieve a balance, so for that reason I will miss her reviews, too.
On a wider note, the Guardian would not be my paper of choice; it was my OH who was attached to it when we met, 30+ years ago. However, I have become used to it and do value its coverage on many issues, whilst reading some in the knowledge - because I used to work in that particular field - that it is factually wrong or uses incorrect terms to misleading effect. But I'm sure that's true of all media.
Surely the same principle applies on this board, i.e. that we don't expect to agree with everything others say; indeed, the differences of opinion often lead to quite lively discussions - but that very diversity is one of the features which enriches Theatreboard.
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Post by martin1965 on Mar 14, 2017 4:48:10 GMT
Sorry but Quentin Letts doesn't do it for me. Who? |
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Post by Jan on Mar 14, 2017 6:55:03 GMT
Just to show how arts journalism is dwindling, which indeed is very sad, no other reason because what we are doing now and that is social media and the Internet. The Guardian has the best arts coverage of any British newspaper and this is a wake up call to me, when I get paid this week, to make a voluntary contribution to their coffers, as they request on their website. The Guardian is owned by the Guardian Media Group which has assets of £750 million. I think they can get along without my voluntary contribution. |
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Post by martin1965 on Mar 14, 2017 7:04:01 GMT
Just to show how arts journalism is dwindling, which indeed is very sad, no other reason because what we are doing now and that is social media and the Internet. The Guardian has the best arts coverage of any British newspaper and this is a wake up call to me, when I get paid this week, to make a voluntary contribution to their coffers, as they request on their website. The Guardian is owned by the Guardian Media Group which has assets of £750 million. I think they can get along without my voluntary ocontribution. Boooom! |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 14, 2017 8:21:14 GMT
Just to show how arts journalism is dwindling, which indeed is very sad, no other reason because what we are doing now and that is social media and the Internet. The Guardian has the best arts coverage of any British newspaper and this is a wake up call to me, when I get paid this week, to make a voluntary contribution to their coffers, as they request on their website. The Guardian is owned by the Guardian Media Group which has assets of £750 million. I think they can get along without my voluntary contribution. 'Assets' are not the same as 'cash', as many a small business finds out to their cost. A business can go bust even when there are lots of assets, if they can't raise the cash flow to operate day-to-day. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 8:32:12 GMT
I'm with showgirl. Unless someone's views massively clash with mine (e.g. Milo Yiannopolous) I'm happy to read their opinion and then form/reconsider my own. The idea of actively shutting out a critic's views baffles me - much as 'ignoring' people on this board does, I'm afraid.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 8:35:16 GMT
A shame indeed. One really great thing about the blog is she most weeks looked beyond London for recommendations, indeed many local theatre companies/shows got a little 'boost' being incorporated. I will also add that among the old men of theatre criticism, it is nice to have a woman- so a shame we are losing such a chunk of her output.
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Post by Jan on Mar 14, 2017 8:54:22 GMT
The Guardian is owned by the Guardian Media Group which has assets of £750 million. I think they can get along without my voluntary contribution. 'Assets' are not the same as 'cash', as many a small business finds out to their cost. A business can go bust even when there are lots of assets, if they can't raise the cash flow to operate day-to-day. In this case it IS cash. The Guardian's problem is they want to live off the investment income from this £750 million cash pile and their own advertising & other income and they can't do it and the cash is being eroded. It used to be held by the Scott Trust in the Cayman Islands, not sure if they've changed that now. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 10:42:42 GMT
so for that reason I will miss her reviews, too. Her Guardian reviews and features are to continue as before but the blogs will be no more. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 11:07:34 GMT
The Guardian's problem is they want to live off the investment income from this £750 million cash pile and their own advertising & other income and they can't do it and the cash is being eroded. Yes, you've explained that quite well! The Guardian and Guardian Media Group are running at a loss and are depleting their capital reserves. Obviously they need to break even or to make a profit because otherwise they will exhaust their capital and cease or shrink or be bought up. So they need additional income, e.g. requested membership contributions, and lower costs, e.g. cutting Lyn Gardner's blog. |
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