According to The Business Journal of Milwaukee, these arts and culture critics have taken the latest buyout proposed by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: broadcast media columnist Tim Cuprisin, theater critic Damien Jaques, books editor Geeta Sharma-Jensen, education reporter Alan Borsuk, pop music writer Dave Tianen, and music/dance writer Tom Strini.

The Business Journal says, “Monday night was the deadline for Journal Sentinel newsroom staff to apply for the buyout; newsroom managers will make the final decision on which applications to accept. However, Greg Pearson, who is the president of the newsroom employees union, said about 30 people have applied.”

Wow!  What does the loss of all of those seasoned, thoughtful arts reporters and critics mean for Milwaukee’s arts sector and the community overall?   I sure don’t know right at the moment…but I’m pondering this and so should we all.

Click here for the full story.  And, listen to Tom Strini’s 7/28 WUWM “Lake Effect” interview with Bonnie North – he talks about this issue at length and his words are worth hearing.