The paper recently axed much of its arts staff. “Will there be a reduction in the number of reviews? That’s not the goal. We’re seeking to increase coverage overall, in local arts news, features and criticism. We know this is difficult for some who see criticism as the most significant role for a newspaper in covering arts. But we believe that we would not be fulfilling our obligation to fully inform a broad readership of the importance of arts if we sliced our coverage that narrowly. So we’re going to continue the trend we started several years ago of trying to satisfy those who want strictly criticism as well as those who want more stories about artists, arts institutions and the impact of both of those on our society.”