Stories by Scott Timberg

Scott Timberg, a longtime arts reporter in Los Angeles who has contributed to the New York Times, is writing a book about the plight of the creative class. He runs the West Coast culture blog TheMisreadCity.com. subscribe to Scott Timberg's feed

The Internet Is Slaying the Middle Class

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: Salon

In "Who Owns the Future?" Jaron Lanier examines how the Web eliminates employment and job security, along with revenues that give the economic middle stability.

Can Unions Save the Arts and Other 'Creative' Professions?

Posted on: Mar 20, 2013, Source: Salon

Today, musicians work without record labels, journalists work as freelancers and book publishing is collapsing. Unions might take some risk and sting out of the creative destruction.

How Raw Capitalism Is Devouring American Culture

Posted on: Nov 10, 2012, Source: Salon

The publishing industry is teetering again as Random House and Penguin plan to merge. It's time for a government policy to protect the arts