Is it curtains for critics?

An army of arts bloggers is posting internet reviews on subjects from grand opera to soap opera. US newspapers have begun to ditch their reviewers - could it happen here? By Jay Rayner

The critics

Gillian Reynolds | Michael Billington | Hilary Spurling | Philip French | Charles Spencer | Norman Lebrecht | Clement Crisp

The bloggers

Krista Nannery | Joseph Patterson | Laura Allsop | Andrew and Phil | Steve Bennett | Lynne Hatwell | Rich Cline