Australian artists, writers and actors call on Fairfax Media not to cut arts coverage

Film critic Margaret Pomeranz, novelist Charlotte Wood and festival director Wesley Enoch appear with others in new #FairGoFairfax video

The film critic Margaret Pomeranz, novelist Charlotte Wood and festival director Wesley Enoch have joined a growing group of creatives and critics protesting against cuts to arts coverage at Fairfax newspapers, and losses to arts criticism in Australia more broadly.

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Our deputy Arts Editors in recent years have included @d3wic @bhakthi @han_francisco, huge advocates for the arts in Melbourne. What next? https://t.co/IUseuyvVFh

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No arts page in the SMH. Has management given up or they simply can't put one together without arts staff and freelancers? #fairgofairfax

There is no AAP wire service equivalent for the arts. The experienced journalists are the only ones who can deliver. #fairgofairfax

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More support from the Aussie comedy scene: @nazeem_hussain sent this message of solidarity to #Fairfax journalists. #fairgofairfax @withMEAA http://pic.twitter.com/CD2F5XFFrK

We at @hayestheatre will never forget the support from arts writers when we opened. It meant we could survive and grow. #savefairfaxarts

Our private response to art makes us human. Our public response makes our culture. My thoughts on #fairgofairfax: https://t.co/jXSCYaC4ZB

Fairfax provides arts coverage that's crucial to the cultural ecology & is one of the only majors to cover independent arts. #fairgofairfax

My first directing gig reviewed and published in the @smh by paid professional - I still have it taped above my desk #savefairfaxarts

Heartfelt thanks to Liz Ann Macgregor, director of @MCA_Australia, for her message of support for Fairfax's arts coverage. #fairgofairfax http://pic.twitter.com/cFni0N28lJ

Taryn Fiebig and I support arts journalists at @SydneyHerald. These folk are passionate and brilliant and should be cherished! @elissablake http://pic.twitter.com/IVng96gNpq

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