 This in turn was reflected in "The Village Voice"s appointment of Richard Goldstein, a recent graduate and New Journalism writer, to the new position of rock critic, in June 1966, and the Beatles' central role in achieving cultural legitimisation for pop music over 1966–67.Referring to the praise afforded the band, particularly the songwriting partnership of Lennon and McCartney, by "Newsweek" in early 1966, Michael Frontani writes