Q & A

• What is the annual Pazz & Jop Poll?
  The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll ranks the year's top albums and singles based on the votes of 700 music critics.

• What business deal caused a changed in this poll?

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• Who is Robert Christgau?

Robert Christgau
(born April 18, 1942) is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".

• Why do you think the author says"of course its is on a blog'' about the new rival poll?

Because it is a blog....

• How will both polis gather information information?

From the fans

• According to Micheal Hirschorn, how is Pass & Jop ''a blogger idea?

This week Idolator, a newish music blog owned by Gawker Media, seized on ... “ Pazz & Jop was kind of a bloggy idea before the Internet,” said Michael Hirschorn , an executive vice president at VH1 and a former editor of Spin.

• How is Idolator relying on professional Rock criticsa for comment?

He is not he asks the fans!!

• What is the purpose of blogger in the world of music critiscism, according to Alec Hanley Bemis?

to show how they can encrage the younger readers

• Why do you think Blogging plays such an important role in critizing any form of media?

'"yes thats what the the idea for many of the ideas''