iCritic Detroit uses video medium to create arts engagement
Two longtime writers from the New York Times are headed to Detroit with a vanguard video concept for promoting the arts.
iCritic Detroit brings a mobile video booth to arts and entertainment events; seeking critical analysis and feedback from citizens, not paid journalists. Audience reviews are shared on websites and across social media channels. The iCritic is the brainchild of Jennifer Conlin, a longtime Style and Travel section contributor to the New York Times; along with Dan Shaw, a former NYT editor and reporter. iCritic was a winner of this year’s Knight Foundation/NEA Community Arts Journalism Challenge.
A smartphone app will allow users to track the iCritic’s wherabouts on any given night; high school iCritic competitions and a Moth-style slam are also in the works.
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