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Line 1: {{short description\|British arts journalism website}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox website \| name = ''The Arts Desk'' \| logo = Tad-logo-red.gif \| founded = September 2009 \| commercial = Yes \| type = Journalism Line 9 ⟶ 12: }} '''''The Arts Desk''''' ('''theartsdesk.com''') is a British [[arts journalism]] website containing [[review]]s, [[interview]]s, news, and other content related to [[music]], [[theatre]], [[television]], [[film]]s, and other art forms written by journalists from a variety of traditional and web-based publications.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-25-best-music-websites-1803346.html?action=gallery&ino=21 \|title= The ~~Arts~~25 best music websites ~~Desk~~\|newspaper= [[The Independent]] \|date=16 October 2009 \|~~accessdate~~access-date= 9 April 2014 \|page=21 \|archive-date=31 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531032356/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-25-best-music-websites-1803346.html?action=gallery&ino=21 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/about \|~~title~~work=The Arts Desk \|~~publisher~~title=About \|access-date=17 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919051718/http://www.theartsdesk.com:80/about \|archive-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> ==History== ~~It launched in September 2009 as a shareholder collective. Its honorary chairman 2010–2013 was Sir [[John Tusa]], former managing director of the BBC World Service and Barbican Arts Centre.~~ It launched in September 2009 as a shareholder collective.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Burrell \|first=Ian \|date=2010-04-21 \|title=Journalism's next generation: A new wave of writers are going online \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/journalism-s-next-generation-a-new-wave-of-writers-are-going-online-to-get-their-message-across-1950609.html \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|website=[[The Independent]] \|language=en \|archive-date=2023-11-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130221915/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/journalism-s-next-generation-a-new-wave-of-writers-are-going-online-to-get-their-message-across-1950609.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> In its launching year, it drew around 2000 daily visitors.<ref name=":2" /> From 2010 to 2013, its honorary chairman was [[John Tusa]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2014-06-16 \|title=Extracts: John Tusa - Pain in the Arts \|url=https://theartsdesk.com/books/extracts-john-tusa-pain-arts \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|website=theartsdesk.com \|language=en \|archive-date=2023-01-31 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131071844/https://theartsdesk.com/books/extracts-john-tusa-pain-arts \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Waller \|first=Martin \|date=2010-10-20 \|title=No cure for the credulous \|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-cure-for-the-credulous-0lpdcmkvdnq \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221112002927/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-cure-for-the-credulous-0lpdcmkvdnq \|archive-date=12 November 2022 \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|work=[[The Times]] \|language=en \|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Its contributing editors are made up by professional critics and veteran journalists<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brown \|first=Ismene \|date=2013-08-02 \|title=Only the artists can save the arts critics \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/aug/02/only-artists-can-save-critics \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077 \|archive-date=2022-09-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922024150/https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/aug/02/only-artists-can-save-critics \|url-status=live }}</ref> who have worked for publications such as ''[[The Times]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]''. They are freelance reviewers of art, music, dance and theatre, who post reviews online.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, it signed a deal with [[National World\|JPI Media]] that would allow ''[[I (newspaper)\|I news]]'' to feature arts reviews and other articles written by the website's editors.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-04-10 \|title=JPIMedia signs deal with TheArtsDesk \|url=https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/jpimedia-signs-deal-with-theartsdesk-14422 \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|website=InPublishing \|language=en \|archive-date=2024-01-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122190117/https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/jpimedia-signs-deal-with-theartsdesk-14422 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Contributors to the website include [[Aleks Sierz]] and [[Adam Sweeting]]. In 2012, it won an Online Media Award as the best specialist journalism site jointly with the website for ''[[The Economist]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlinemediaawards.net/archive/2012/\|title=Online Media Awards\|publisher=}}</ref> ==Reception== ~~Notable contributors include [[Aleks Sierz]], Jasper Rees, Matt Wolf, Ismene Brown, [[Joe Muggs]], Tom Birchenough, David Nice, Kieron Tyler and Alexandra Coghlan.~~ Upon its launch, ''[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]'' deemed it as one of the best culture websites on the internet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2009-11-12 \|title=Best websites: Culture \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/6545173/Best-websites-culture.html \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]] \|language=en \|archive-date=2021-07-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729035442/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/6545173/Best-websites-culture.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, it won an Online Media Award as the best specialist journalism site, jointly with the website for ''[[The Economist]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.onlinemediaawards.net/archive/2012/ \|title=Online Media Awards 2014 \|year=2014 \|work=Online Media Awards \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226113845/http://www.onlinemediaawards.net/archive/2012/ \|archive-date=26 February 2014 \|publisher=Carnyx Group}}</ref> ''[[Prospect (magazine)\|Prospect]]'' magazine described it as "Britain’s first professional arts critics website".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=10 January 2012 \|title=But What Does It Mean? & Can Art Still Shock? In association with The Arts Desk \|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/49829/but-what-does-it-mean-can-art-still-shock-in-association-with-the-arts-desk \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|website=[[Prospect (magazine)\|Prospect]] \|language=en \|archive-date=2024-01-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122190140/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/49829/but-what-does-it-mean-can-art-still-shock-in-association-with-the-arts-desk \|url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== Line 21 ⟶ 26: ==External links== * {{Official website~~\|http://www.theartsdesk.com/~~}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arts Desk}} [[Category:~~Dance~~British entertainment websites]] ~~[[Category:Film websites]]~~ [[Category:Internet properties established in 2009]] ~~[[Category:Music websites]]~~ ~~[[Category:Television websites]]~~ [[Category:Theatre information and review websites]] {{entertainment-website-stub}}