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| | Gothamist: The Times Public Editor Doesn't Like The Tonys (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Okrent wrote an article about how the Tonys are "artistically meaningless, blatantly commercial, shamefully exclusionary and culturally corrosive award competition," proving that Okrent has lived in a plastic bubble his whole life, having never been subject to any awards show of any kind. |
 | | Really, his argument is that the Times will give the Tonys more coverage, than, say, the Golden Globes, and that's not a good deal for readers. |
 | | Gothamist can sort of see Okrent's point, but we feel if the Times is non-NYC's glimpse into NYC, and if the Tonys can bring attention to theater overall, then it's cool if the Times wants to over-cover the gayest night of the year. |
| www.gothamist.com /archives/2004/05/11/the_times_public_editor_doesnt_like_the_tonys.php (855 words) |
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