ABSTRACT
In the second half of the twentieth century, the volume, content and appearance of arts journalism in Western daily newspapers changed significantly in accordance with wider transformations in the cultural field and the field of journalism. These developments have been studied from-roughly-three different perspectives. One line of research has focused on the culture that is discussed. Often emphasizing the role of media as cultural gatekeepers for more or less legitimate forms of culture, these studies have shown how the erosion of boundaries between “highbrow” culture and “popular” culture is being reflected in the increased coverage of film and popular music (Bruhn Jensen and Larsen 2010; Janssen, Verboord, and Kuipers 2011; Kristensen 2010; Schmutz et al. 2010).
