I'll try to post a comment again. Maybe I'll get it right this time. Interesting bit of journalism and well worth a serious online exchange. I'm not at all surprised that the writer omitted to say anything about the stereotyping and narrowing influences of all forms of art aimed at mass audiences. This is especially important for the topic under consideration because decision-makers, politicians and bureaucrats, are as much influenced by mass media and stereotyped art production as anyone else. That means that, though they have "a soft spot in their hearts for art," they tend to make the wrong decisions about how to provide and administer state funding for the arts; and then further wrong decisions about how to upgrade or reform arts assistance. Given the incredible breadth and complexity of what art does for communities and cultures, this neglect of responsibility among the decision-makers can have unfortunate and even destructive results.
"This is especially important for the topic under consideration because decision-makers, politicians and bureaucrats, are as much influenced by mass media and stereotyped art production as anyone else."
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I'll try to post a comment again. Maybe I'll get it right this time. Interesting bit of journalism and well worth a serious online exchange. I'm not at all surprised that the writer omitted to say anything about the stereotyping and narrowing influences of all forms of art aimed at mass audiences. This is especially important for the topic under consideration because decision-makers, politicians and bureaucrats, are as much influenced by mass media and stereotyped art production as anyone else. That means that, though they have "a soft spot in their hearts for art," they tend to make the wrong decisions about how to provide and administer state funding for the arts; and then further wrong decisions about how to upgrade or reform arts assistance. Given the incredible breadth and complexity of what art does for communities and cultures, this neglect of responsibility among the decision-makers can have unfortunate and even destructive results.
highbrow
"This is especially important for the topic under consideration because decision-makers, politicians and bureaucrats, are as much influenced by mass media and stereotyped art production as anyone else."
That's a great point, Highbrow.
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