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**Garry Richardson** · 11-10-2005, 04:46 PM

Another anecdote - the first review I ever got was for a concert I played in Halifax many years ago. The critic totally missed the point of what we were doing, but worse, the review was riddled with grammatical and spelling errors. Anyone who read the Halifax Comical (Chronicle) Herald back then would be familiar with this aspect of the paper.

There were several letters to the editor from audience members and one from from a band member, taking issue with the review and pointing out the sloppy writing.

The next day there was a lengthy editorial, very indignant, going on at length that an artist should be prepared to take criticism if they intend to present their works in public. And how dare we respond by taking cheap shots at one of their writers, the poor ink-stained wretch! Thou shalt not criticize the critic. The irony of what the editor was saying was totally lost on him. (There was a typo in the editorial, but we chose not to point it out for fear of never getting another mention in the paper.)

I believe that the for the most part, the print media today still has that mindset.

11-10-2005, 04:46 PM	#17
Garry Richardson Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	Another anecdote - the first review I ever got was for a concert I played in Halifax many years ago. The critic totally missed the point of what we were doing, but worse, the review was riddled with grammatical and spelling errors. Anyone who read the Halifax Comical (Chronicle) Herald back then would be familiar with this aspect of the paper. There were several letters to the editor from audience members and one from from a band member, taking issue with the review and pointing out the sloppy writing. The next day there was a lengthy editorial, very indignant, going on at length that an artist should be prepared to take criticism if they intend to present their works in public. And how dare we respond by taking cheap shots at one of their writers, the poor ink-stained wretch! Thou shalt not criticize the critic. The irony of what the editor was saying was totally lost on him. (There was a typo in the editorial, but we chose not to point it out for fear of never getting another mention in the paper.) I believe that the for the most part, the print media today still has that mindset.
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