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A subsidised critic is the thin end of a dangerous wedge by Michael Billington

The Boston Globe's initiative to fund a classical music critic by nonprofit groups raises troubling questions for arts critics on both sides of the AtlanticAll critics cherish their independence. But what happens if newspapers cannot afford to pay their salary? An unusual solution has been found in a major US city that has implications for all of us. The Boston Globe's classical music critic is on leave to take up an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PM on November 1, 2016

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