Aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes has revamped the qualifications for its Top Critics program in order to increase diversity and inclusivity across its platform.
“At Rotten Tomatoes, we continue our commitment to building a more inclusive critics pool that reflects and serves the global entertainment audience, and today we took another important step by modernizing our Top Critics program,” said Jenny Jediny, Rotten Tomatoes head of critics relations, in a statement.
The new criteria has allowed 170 new critics to join the Top Critics circle — including ScreenCrush’s Matt Singer.
In the past, Top Critics were determined by the size of their publication or their employer’s status.