Reviews and Critics
'Theatrical Viagra' - Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room
Basics -
Simple format; What is it? Is it any good? Does it do what it says on the tin?
Subjects; Music, theatre, comedy, dance, food, books
Gonzo reviews -
A piece where the reporter is so outspoken that it become mores about the reporter than the actual subject. Michael Winner - Sunday Times. AA Gill -The Sunday Times. Matthew Norman - The Independent.
Reader service -
ie. Sight and sound magazine
Judgement - marks out of 10?
Literary Criticism -
The Quarterly
The Fortnightly
The Westminster
Edinburgh Review
Punch (Thackeray)
Household Words (Dickens)
Times Literary Supplement (Virginia Woolf)
Daily Telegraph (John Betjemen)
Book Reviews -
Badly paid
Have to read whole book
Freelance
Experts in fields
Authors themselves
Perks - Gastons - send 3 copies
Staff - Booker judges
History
Crusading "consumer rights" movement pioneered in the US by journalist Ralph Nadar.
Consumers' Association 1957
What not to do
Avoid personal preference, ie. "I like this because..." No good in serious consumer journalism.
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