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5 reasons declining media coverage of the arts isn’t the problem

February 29, 2024 by Hannah Grannemann 6 Comments

At the end of a long list about why audiences are shrinking, a burned out, defeated arts manager's last bit of ire will be directed at the declining arts coverage in the mainstream media. It will be the final gasp of their venting session. Then their voice will trail off, they’ll throw up their hands, and reach for their glass of bourbon.  An anecdote from an artistic director of a “struggling theater in Florida” was the centerpiece of a story by Cara Joy David’s latest piece for Broadway … [Read more...] about 5 reasons declining media coverage of the arts isn’t the problem

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Associate Professor of Arts Administration at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). More about Hannah can be found at hannahgrannemann.com. Her forthcoming book on nonprofit fundraising will be published by the Columbia Business School Publishing imprint of Columbia University … [more] about About Hannah Grannemann

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Row X is where audience experience meets artistic practice and business strategy of arts organizations. The goal of the blog is to explore the sweet spot where these three interests overlap. Audience experience is often seen as the purview of the marketing department until the point that the … [more] about About Row X

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