June 4, 2024

Douglas McLennan, Founder & Editor, ArtsJournal (Part 1)

Douglas McLennan talks to Matt Lehrman on the Community Catalysts podcast.

Douglas McLennan

Founder & Editor, ArtsJournal 

“It’s All About Audience” — Doug McLennan, the founder and editor of ArtsJournal, shares perspectives from 25 years at the confluence of journalism, arts and digital technology. “To say that audiences for the arts are declining,” he says, “completely misses the idea. There’s more creativity, more ability to produce creative things. Arts education is flourishing in a way it never has before.”


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Douglas McLennan talks to Matt Lehrman on the Community Catalysts podcast.



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