Kennedy Center names rock-music manager Rick Canny as artistic director
The Kennedy Center has appointed Rick Canny, a Los Angeles-based artist representative, to lead its programming while its main building is closed for renovations. Coverage notes turmoil and concerns around the institution.
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The story, neutrally told
Right · 1The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has named Rick Canny, a Los Angeles-based manager of rock musicians, as its artistic director. The Straits TimesRC “has named a Los Angeles-based manager of rock musicians as its artistic director” Read at The Straits Times ↗ Right · 1Canny will lead programming while the venue's main building, now shuttered, prepares to remain closed for two years of renovations. The Straits TimesRC “leading programming even as the venue’s main building, now shuttered, prepares to remain closed for two years of renovations” Read at The Straits Times ↗ Mixed · 2Canny is an artist representative whose résumé includes working with the band ZZ Top, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and Creed frontman Scott Stapp. The Straits TimesRC “an artist representative whose resume includes working with the band ZZ Top, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and Creed frontman Scott Stapp” Read at The Straits Times ↗ NPRLC “an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee” Read at NPR ↗
Left · 1NPR reports that the center's executive director made the appointment, naming Canny head of programming for the arts institution. NPRLC “The center's executive director has named an agent” Read at NPR ↗ Mixed · 2Both outlets frame the appointment against a backdrop of difficulty: the Straits Times refers to turmoil and says expanding the center's reach during its "Trump era" has proved difficult, while NPR's headline says the appointment comes amid concerns. The Straits TimesRC “Expanding the reach of the Kennedy Center during its Trump era has proved difficult.” Read at The Straits Times ↗ NPRLC “The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns” Read at NPR ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
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- Framing
- NPR leads with the appointment of an agent as head of programming and flags the move as coming amid concerns.
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- Canny's client roster and the concerns surrounding the appointment.
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“The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns” — NPR
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- The Straits Times frames the appointment as occurring amid turmoil at the Kennedy Center in its Trump era, noting the closed main building.
- Emphasis
- Canny's rock-music background, the two-year renovation closure and the difficulty of expanding the center's reach.
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“The Kennedy Center appoints an artistic director amid turmoil” — The Straits Times
What every side reports
- The Kennedy Center has named Rick Canny as artistic director/head of programming.
- Canny is an agent/manager whose clients include ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee.
Left1 article
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NPRLC ·
The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns
Mixed Reports the appointment of an agent as head of programming and signals unspecified concerns about it.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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The Kennedy Center appoints an artistic director amid turmoil
Mixed Reports the appointment while stressing turmoil and the difficulty of expanding the center's reach in the Trump era.
- 10 Oct 04:43 First The Straits TimesRC The Kennedy Center appoints an artistic director amid turmoil
- 10 Oct 19:17 +14h 34m NPRLC The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.